A governess is a woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny formerly called a nurse , she concentrates on teaching children, rather than caring for their physical needs. Her charges are of school age rather than babies. The position of governess used to be common in well-off European families before the First World War, especially in the countryside where no suitable school existed nearby. Parents' preference to educate their children at home—rather than send them away to boarding school for months at a time—varied across time and countries.
Governesses were usually in charge of girls and younger boys. When a boy was old enough, he left his governess for a tutor or a school. Governesses are rarer now, except within large and wealthy households or royal families such as the Saudi royal family [2] and in remote regions such as outback Australia. The reasons for this include personal security, the benefits of a tailored education, and the flexibility to travel or live in multiple locations.
Traditionally, governesses taught 'the three Rs' reading, writing, and arithmetic [5] to young children. They also taught the 'accomplishments' expected of middle-class women to the young ladies under their care, such as French or another language, the piano or another musical instrument, and often painting usually the more ladylike watercolours rather than oils or poetry.
It was also possible for other teachers usually male with specialist knowledge and skills to be brought in, such as, a drawing master or dancing master. The governess occupied a uniquely awkward position in the Victorian household, because she was neither a servant nor yet a member of the host family. She worked in the upper-class home of the landed gentry or aristocracy. She herself had a middle-class background and education, yet was paid for her services. As a sign of this social limbo she frequently ate on her own, away from the rest of the family and servants.
By definition, a governess was an unmarried woman who lived in someone else's home, which meant that she was subject to their rules. In any case, she had to maintain an impeccable reputation by avoiding anything which could embarrass or offend her employers. If a particular governess was young and beautiful, the lady of the house might well perceive a potential threat to her marriage, and enforce the governess's social exclusion more rigorously.
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