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A Woman of No Importance prints a double standard that still centres the witty lord

In April 1893 A Woman of No Importance opened, a public play that names the sexual double standard while keeping the epigram-lord at the centre. In the causal graph this event weakens Protection of Minority Rights, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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In April 1893 A Woman of No Importance opened, a public play that names the sexual double standard while keeping the epigram-lord at the centre.

Context

The play can be a rights brief and can still punch down. Medium confidence. Split Soul of Man as economics.

Oscar Wilde’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Why it matters

A double-standard comedy that still crowns the lord is a minority-rights limit of medium confidence.

1893 is not 1891’s socialist essay.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Oscar Wilde

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.55 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactA Woman of No Importance prints a double standard that still centres the witty lord
    2. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 19 April 1893 · verified

    A double-standard comedy that still crowns the lord is a minority-rights limit of medium confidence.

    • Having a say in government

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Project Gutenberg — Oscar Wilde author pageProject Gutenberg · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Oscar WildeEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica’s chronology and Gutenberg’s text independently date the 19 April 1893 Haymarket opening.

Established: 1893 public opening. Not established: a unique custody-law coefficient.

Contribution type is direct.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorOscar Wilde
  2. contributed toFactA Woman of No Importance prints a double standard that still centres the witty lord
  3. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). A Woman of No Importance prints a double standard that still centres the witty lord. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-woman-no-importance-1893

https://factrail.ai/facts/wil-woman-no-importance-1893

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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