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A brief description of how the Waifs and Strays' Society was founded, and the link the with The Children's Society as it is today.
This is a short biography of the early life of Edward Rudolf, founder of the Waifs and Strays' Society, now called The Children's Society.
What caused poverty in Victorian Britain, and how this affected families and children.
How poverty in Victorian Britain lead children into lives of crime, and what the lives of child criminals and prisoners was like.
How some poor children were dealt with by the Victorian system.
