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
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
British philanthropist.
Her experience was consulted when Louisa Twining formed the Workhouse Visiting Society with wider ambitions.
English Poor Laws
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief in England and Wales that developed out of the codification of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws in 1587–1598.
The Workhouse Visiting Society which formed in 1858 highlighted conditions in workhouses and led to workhouses being inspected more often.
Madeleine Shaw Lefevre
The Principal of Somerville Hall for its first 10 years, from 1879 to 1889.
The Countess was a founding member of the Workhouse Visiting Society, and through this connection Shaw Lefevre became a member of the central committee of the Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants.
Workhouse infirmary
Workhouse infirmaries were established in the nineteenth century in England.
The Workhouse Visiting Society was set up in 1858 exposed the poor standards of nursing care.