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Poor Law Reform and the Evolution of Pauper Care (1834-1900) Following the implementation of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, the approach to managing poverty in England underwent a signi...
Read Poor Law Reform and the Evolution of Pauper Care (1834-1900)Huddersfield Workhouse Scandal of 1848 In the mid-19th century, the British workhouse system—designed to provide housing and employment for the impoverished—became a flashpoint for social...
Read Huddersfield Workhouse Scandal of 1848The Toronto Star: A History of Journalism and Social Advocacy Founded in the late 19th century, The Toronto Star has evolved from a scrappy publication born of a labor strike into one of ...
Read The Toronto Star: A History of Journalism and Social AdvocacyBedford College: A Pioneering Legacy in Women's Higher Education The history of higher education in the United Kingdom was fundamentally altered in 1849 with the establishment of Bedford ...
Read Bedford College: A Pioneering Legacy in Women's Higher EducationEthical Movement: The History and Philosophy of Ethical Culture The Ethical movement, also known as Ethical Culture or Ethical Humanism, is a philosophical and educational movement dedica...
Read Ethical Movement: The History and Philosophy of Ethical CultureUpton Sinclair: The Muckraker Who Shaped American Social Reform Upton Sinclair was a powerhouse of American letters and political activism, a man whose pen was as potent as any political ...
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