It all started when God made woman second:
             The "woman question" was not born when Eve ate the apple; no, it all began when Eve was created-second. God can't be at fault for the "woman question"; after all, men wrote the bible. A man wrote a story about creation: Man is born first and is given life by the Almighty. Woman is born second and is give life by the Almighty and from the rib of the first man. Hence, woman could not have existed without man. The shortcomings of females began early on and have persisted throughout the history of this world even into present day. The subordinate status of woman is based primarily on her supposed inferior intellect; because woman is less intelligent than man is, she should be submissive to and dependent on the superior gender. Additionally, a woman should have attributes that are considered to be feminine: "tenderness of understanding, unwordliness and innocence, domestic affection, and, in various degrees, submissiveness." 1(1719). Women and men alike of England began to!
             question gender-specific roles during the 19th century. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning were prominent authors during the Victorian Era who voiced their opinions on the gender debate through poetry and persona.
             In "Aurora Leigh," Elizabeth Barrett Browning presents a refreshing character that rebels against the Victorian norm. Additionally, she creates Aurora Leigh's aunt as a character foil to reveal the true feminist nature of Aurora. The epitome of the ideal Victorian woman, Aurora Leigh's aunt is everything she is not. Browning employs cold, sharp images to delineate the aunt's appearance: "Her somewhat narrow forehead braided tight...brown hair pricked with gray/ By frigid used of life...a nose drawn sharply" (1181). Aurora Leigh's aunt has the appearance of a cloistered woman and leads the...