The Constraints On Women In Charles Darwin's Social Class

" Charles Darwin was born into a fairly wealthy family in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert, had the largest medical practice outside of London at the time his mother, Susannah Wedgwood, was from a family of wealthy pottery manufacturers. She died when Charles was only 8 years old. Afterwards, he was raised mostly by his father and older sisters Marinne, Caroline. And Susan. Charles grew up in comparative luxury in a large house with servants. However, this was a socially conservative time in England that set narrow limits on a young man's behavior and future possibilities. The constraints on women in Darwin's social class were even greater. Most were given only enough education to efficiently manage the homes of their future husbands