Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - Harvey MacKay Take this flashlight and watch out for rats. - Peter Bodett, circa 1964. My father never played with me.

Essay: "Life at the Workhouse" by Tom Bodett. Tom Bodett. Updated Sun, July 2, 2023 at 12:06 AM UTC. 6 min read.

Legislation to close the workhouse is moving forward. Much work remains for St. Louis to address social problems that kept jail cells full. Tracy Stanton: Closure is in sight for the workhouse.

The undercover vagrant who exposed workhouse life. Image source, Carol Talbot. Image caption, Mary Higgs went undercover as a vagrant in 1904 to highlight slum-like conditions in workhouses.

But the workhouse quickly became a byword for cruelty, and the harsh institutionalized life within its walls, where forced child labor, malnutrition, beatings, neglect, and physical and mental ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The St. Louis Medium Security Institution, also known as the workhouse. (Chris Kohley, [email protected]) ST. LOUIS ...

Carol Talbot, who has written a book about Mrs Higgs's life, said: "When she came to Oldham she had found her sphere. "She found things that she could actually do." It was during this time that Mrs ...

Carol Talbot, who has written a book about Mrs Higgs's life, said: "When she came to Oldham she had found her sphere. "She found things that she could actually do." It was during this time that Mrs ...

Painters, and sculptors, and artists, oh my! The Workhouse Art Center in Lorton, Va., ... Bragg has enjoyed painting all her life but never intended to be a professional artist.