admitted her daughters, Emily and Ellen, to the care of Waifs and Strays in January 1903, she did not approve their emigration to the colonies, although applications consenting to child emigration, ...

Poverty has always been a complex challenge, but our views on it have evolved dramatically over time. For centuries, poverty was seen as a fact of life, with charity considered a moral duty.

Demolition began Tuesday morning at the former Medium Security Institution, commonly known as the Workhouse. City leaders and groups in support of the demolition, including Close the Workhouse and ...

Three workhouses were built in 1066 country, in Hastings, Battle and Rye, and large parts of all these buildings still survive, but now as housing. Before 1834 the poor had been looked after quite ...

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