The delights of 'living-in', 1901
1901 1880-1914 "The delights of 'living-in', 1901" [EP0213b], 1901 This cartoon in the March 1901 issue of The Shop Assistant, illustrates the concern for the moral well-being of young women in the 'living-in system' where the employer paid them partly in cash and partl...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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1901
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/A688923D-E40C-44E3-8140-A6AC80924342 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/4B7CB46E-1D00-431D-B5B2-E27C6C19BB7B |
| Summary: | 1901
1880-1914
"The delights of 'living-in', 1901" [EP0213b], 1901
This cartoon in the March 1901 issue of The Shop Assistant, illustrates the concern for the moral well-being of young women in the 'living-in system' where the employer paid them partly in cash and partly by providing board and lodging. Originating from a time when the apprentice lived with the employer's family, the 'living-in' system in the retail trade became a condition of employment. Premises were taken in cheap neighbourhoods or buildings were erected specially to house workers. Six to 20 young men or women often had to share a room where lives were frequently endangered in cramped and appalling conditions. |
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| Physical Description: | Cartoon TEXT |