This is a great website from the British Broadcasting network, that actually has a lot of useful page options that give a detailed summary of the role that women played specifically throughout Queen Victoria's reign. Some of the more interesting pages are: "The Ideal Woman", "Wife and Mother", and "Social Responsibility". Give this website a look and see what you think!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_britain/women_home/ideals_womanhood_01.shtml