A report on Workhouse Visiting Society
Organisation set up in 1858 and existed "to improve moral and spiritual improvement of workhouse inmates" in England and Wales.
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Louisa Twining
0 linksEnglish philanthropic worker who devoted herself to issues and tasks related to the English Poor Law.
English philanthropic worker who devoted herself to issues and tasks related to the English Poor Law.
In March 1861, she helped to establish a home for workhouse girls sent out to service, in 1864 the Workhouse Visiting Society, in 1866 the Association for the Improvement of the Infirmaries of London Workhouses and in 1879 the Workhouse Infirmary Nursing Association.
Catharine Tait
0 linksBritish philanthropist.
British philanthropist.
Her experience was consulted when Louisa Twining formed the Workhouse Visiting Society with wider ambitions.