October 2, 2024, by Bethan

On trial: Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain

We are pleased to bring you trial access to Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain, from Adam Matthew.

This digital resource documents the interactions between government policy and public philanthropy in Victorian and early twentieth-century society, tracing developments in welfare reform and the social tensions surrounding poverty. Discover the conditions of workhouses and the administration of the new poor relief system through the official government correspondence of the Poor Law Commission and explore the demonstrable shift in social conditions and welfare reform through a variety of material.

The resource offers rich opportunities for both teaching and research, covering a breadth of topics including:

• workhouses and outdoor relief
• health and medicine
• disability
• housing
• sanitation
• education
• social reform

This trial runs until 29th October 2024. 

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