| Acknowledgement | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| Chapter One Governess: A Common Figure in the Victorian Times | 第15-25页 |
| ·Social Stability and Changing Economic Conditions in the Victorian Time | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Victorian Notion of the Domestic Ideal | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Increasing Economic Independence of Women in the Victorian Time | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Two Problems Confronting the Victorian Governesses | 第25-33页 |
| ·Governesses’Duties | 第26-27页 |
| ·Governesses’Lives | 第27-31页 |
| ·Governess-Related Social Conflicts | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three The Victorian Governess Status Incongruence in Family and Society | 第33-45页 |
| ·Status Related Aspects and Theories | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Main Determinant of Status: Occupation | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Ambiguous Class in the Society and an Awkward Position in Household | 第38-41页 |
| ·Ways out | 第41-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
