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Bookmark or Share- I've been learning more about "The Workhouse" Franklin County ... - RedditI only did a few days at the workhouse about 19 years ago. It sucked. But we were able to play cards at that time. Like a lot of other people, I had a small mattress that I had to throw on the floor. And everything stinks. And the food is terrible. I did a few other overnighters for disorderly conduct. I don't really remember much about those.
- How bad were workhouses really? : r/AskHistorians - RedditThe workhouse was the only place in the parish for the newly-widowed and homeless, for newly-orphaned children, for the insane. The big change came with reformers like Jeremy Bentham. Bentham's notion of ethics was pretty brutal, and in the Reform of 1834, in the new Union Workhouses, work was required of everyone.
- Secrets 15: The First Marquess : r/JunesJourney - RedditAn animated adventure based on the popular graphic novel series by Luke Pearson. The series follows the journey of a fearless blue-haired girl as she travels from her magical home in the wilderness, filled with elves and giants, to the bustling city of Trolberg.
- What Was Life Really Like In A Victorian Workhouse? - RedditWhat would happen is that every time times were hard, the kids would go into the workhouse until the family were doing better again, so they used it cyclically. My great great grandmother eventually died of syphillis in a London poorhouse.
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