Arthur Morrison: Social Sensationalist?
Arthur Morrison was an English writer who grew up in the East End of London in the mid 19th century. When he became a published author, he hid his working-class background but still took an interest in sharing the living…
Charles Dickens: Social Reformer?
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 to an upper middle class English family and spent his childhood in the coastal suburbs of Portsmouth. When his father was incarcerated in debtor’s prison at Marshalsea (1878, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol6/pp57-75), the family moved from the coast…
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Fashion of the Paleolithic/Neolithic Periods Paleolithic peoples would have worn and worked with materials that required very little assembly, preparation and maintenance due to a comparatively low intellect, nomadism, knowledge of construction, tools and I’m sure a number of other…
The Significance of Costume Kinship
From the time ancient civilizations began to appear in the “cradle of life” they experienced an increase in interaction with each other by establishing trade and travel. Through trade and travel, societies became more integrated and intertwined causing geographical and…
Allegiance to the Spanish imperial court
When Emperor Charles V dominated Europe after 1520 a widespread adoption of Hispanic attire soon followed. Some saw the dress alla spagnola as fashionable, others agreed utilizing it as a display of allegiance to the empire, while many, particularly Florentines,…
Overview: Slum Literature
As discussed previously, the Ripper murders themselves did not lead to a change in public opinion. Slums had been a part of urban life since the beginning of industrialization, and the government was well aware of their existence. However, it…
Case Study: Old Nichol Clearance
On April 4th, 1888, a prostitute named Emma Elizabeth Smith was admitted to the London Hospital by the deputy keeper of her common lodging house. The keeper told the house surgeon that Emma was allegedly assaulted by three men, but…
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