Associate Professor Arianne Chernock’s book The Right to Rule and the Rights of Women: Queen Victoria and the Women’s Movement looks at the role Queen Victoria played in the 19th-century women’s movement, even though she was often seen as opposition to it.
This book draws attention to the intricate and often overlooked connections between the histories of women, the monarchy, and the state, shedding light on the development of constitutional monarchy, concepts of female leadership, and the powerful role the Crown have played in modern British culture and politics.