In this study, through close reading and critical analysis of the works of Anne Bronte (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey), I will seek to understand and consider the echoes of her work and her position as a 19th century female author that exist in the way in which the modern day “Me Too” movement characterizes itself. I will also seek to assess the impact that her work, as a model for female experience coming from a female voice, has had on the method of shared experience that dominates the movement.
Through the use of comparative and thematic analysis I will explore the ways in which she sought to give a voice to female oppression through the novel in a cultural setting that lacked the social media platform that exists today. I will explore the strengths and shortcomings of her communication of ideas and the resulting impact they had on 19th century society as well as the long-term impact that they have fostered in modern culture through examination of the “Me Too” movement.