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@article{193656,
        author = {Sanofia K and Mizpah Rebekah},
        title = {WOMEN IN THE VICTORIAN ERA: A CHARACTER STUDY OF ENOLA HOLME'S IN THE CASE OF THE LEFT-HANDED LADY},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {3071-3074},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193656},
        abstract = {The Victorian era was marked by rigid gender roles and patriarchal structures that limited women's autonomy, education, and participation in public life. Literary texts set in this period often reflect the social constraints imposed upon women and their struggle to resist and overcome them. This paper examines the representation of women in Victorian society through a character study of Enola Holmes in Nancy Springer's The Case of the Left-Handed Lady. Using feminist literary theory and Victorian gender studies as theoretical frameworks, the study investigates how Enola Holmes challenges the patriarchal norms that shaped women's lives in nineteenth-century England. Through textual analysis, the research navigates how Enola Holmes functions as a modern feminist reinterpretation of Victorian womanhood. While situated within a historical setting characterised by gender inequality, the protagonist represents a progressive model of female independence and intellectual empowerment. By analysing Enola's character and her interactions with Victorian social institutions, this paper demonstrates how contemporary historical fiction reimagines women's experiences and highlights the continuing relevance of feminist perspectives in literary studies.},
        keywords = {Victorian Women, Feminism, Enola Holmes, Gender Roles, Victorian Literature, Feminist Criticism.},
        month = {March},
        }