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  • Date is exactly "2000"

The 'Bury-al Board': Poverty, politics and poor relief in the Brixworth Union, Northamptonshire, c1870-1900

The crusade against outrelief, which was promoted by the Local Government Board in the late-Victorian era, is a neglected topic of nineteenth century poor law studies. This thesis examines the crusade against outrelief that was implemented in the…

Rugby working women: Choices and experiences, 1920-1950

This thesis is a study of working women in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire. It aims to 'tracks' the experiences of young female embarking on their first job and their subsequent lives via the oral testimony of Rugby inhabitants. Oral evidence has…