Stories
- Article
The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
- Article
How to be poor and happy
Money, security, self-sufficiency and charitable giving have long been linked to happiness. But what if you’re working class?
- Article
Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances
In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.
- Article
A bad atmosphere in the Balkans
The citizens of Belgrade, one of the most polluted cities in Europe, are finally pushing back against the polluters, whose activities they’ve been encouraged to accept.
Catalogue
- Books
Poor lass zine. Issue 2, Neighbourhood and community / [Poor Lass Zine].
Date: [2011?]- Books
Poor lass zine. Issue #6, Health / [Seleena & Em].
SeleenaDate: 2015- Videos
Poor dear.
Date: 1993- Books
- Online
Poor Jack's return.
Date: 1780?]- Books
Poor relief and health care in Scotland, 1575-1710 / Rosalind Mitchison.
Mitchison, RosalindDate: 1997