Slum Travelers: Ladies and London Poverty, 1860-1920

By: Ellen Ross

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Late-nineteenth-century Britain saw the privileged classes forsake society balls and gatherings to turn their considerable resources to investigating and relieving poverty. By the 1890s at least half a million women were involved in philanthropy, particularly in London. Slum Travelers, edited, annotated, and with a superb introduction by Ellen Ross, collects a fascinating array of the writings of these "lady explorers," who were active in the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520249062

ISBN13:9780520249066

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

England Ethnic & National Europe Gender Studies Historical Study & Educational Resources History Ireland Irish Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philanthropy & Charity

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