Gender matters
- Bessy Higgins in North and South
- Christian Service and Female Servitude in North and South
- Feminine Conduct and Responsibility in Gaskell and Bront�
- Strength in Times of Sorrow
- "What Must Not Be Said" in North and South
- The role of the Working Class Woman in the Labor Strikes
- Women's Work in North and South
- The Working-Class Woman in North and South
- Growing Heroines: Elizabeth Gaskell's Women
- Infection, Fallen Women, and Feeling in Mrs. Gaskell's Ruth
- The Role of the "Fallen Woman" in Three Victorian Novels: George Eliot's Adam Bede, Wilkie Collins's Armadale and Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton
Source: The Victorian Web
Social themes
- Contrast of the Industrial North and Rural South
- The Governess and Class Prejudice
- Jane Eyre and North and South on Social Class
- Dominance Issues in Gaskell's North and South
- The role of the Working Class Woman in the Labor Strikes
- Roles in the Workplace
- North and South and Contemporary Agricultural Workers
- Masters and Men
- Class Disparities and Linguistic Mannerisms in Gaskell and Dickens
Source: The Victorian Web
