Edwardian Lady who Lived with a Poor Family (Shocked by Working Class Life)
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- Find out what shocked an Edwardian lady when she lived with a working class family in London. Life and work for most people in the Edwardian era was hard, physical and repetitive. Conditions had begun to improve on the Dickensian suffering the Victorians endured in sweatshops, but concern for staff welfare had a long way to go. This was still an age when sickness and inability to work could mean starvation. Women were working more and more to contribute to the family budget - and not only as maids or nannies, but in industry too. Society still frowned upon women working in factories and considered husbands who allowed their wives in them to be of low character. Working class employees were poorly paid, worked long hours and endured unhealthy conditions that were, often times, dangerous. In the early 1900s there were few people in public life speaking up for the plight of the factory worker. There was a woman, however, who was prepared to expose these conditions to the middle and upper classes, from which she belonged. This is the true story of a woman who disguised herself to live and find a job as a factory worker with a working class family. Find out what surprised and shocked her as she discovers Edwardian life for everyday people.
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My 95 year old Nanna used to talk about getting “knocked up by the postman” (meaning he knocked on the door and woke her up!) used to have me in hysterics! 😂
Now then!
Laura Sheenan - God bless your Nanna! She sounded like she was a hoot having around for family gatherings, or during the holidays. I just love listening to old stories of our elderly people, especially when they seem super serious, but, the story that they tell, the story is extremely hilarious, and they tell these stories with a straight face, which makes the story even more hilarious.
She knew what she was saying.
It’s ok the only people that knock me up anymore is Amazon I get knocked anywhere from two to three times WEEKLY at most 😆
I got knocked up by the power washer’s assistant last week. We did it all around the house including the walkways, the patio, the pool, and the fire pit. But no worries, we kept it clean.
I love this truthful version of history, rather than the exaggerated versions we are used to
Yes, I think it really adds something to history when you hear genuine descriptions and conversations of the time.
Yep, very much more interesting than what's usually taught in schools which was inevitably centred around the monarchy and not a lot else.
it feels very authentic
Worker's conditions still need to be improved, 100 years later. Thank you for keeping the *real* history of America and England alive.
You’re welcome! Thanks for your visit.
@@henchy3rd it's different per region and per country of origin.
@Henchy3rd it's different per region and per country of origin. We're used to thinking of swear shops as a bygone, "third world" issue. However, every single tech company in existence relies on slave labor in some way. For example, cobalt mines employ slave labor; as it powers every cell phone and computer in existence.
@@henchy3rd I've been working 12 hour shifts 6-6 in an industrial bakery in the UK for the last month. We get 3 20 minute breaks which we aren't paid for and are only long enough for a fag and a drink, maybe some food. You're left in the same place for the entire shift, usually near an oven, and paid 9.50/hr with no extra pay for working unsociable hours. I can guarantee they would have us as slaves if it was legal. So while we have it better than countries like China, Sri Lanka etc there's certainly no shortage of stingy employers who do the bare minimum just because they're required to by law.
Yeah, try working overtime in a factory and trying to have the energy to take care of a family. The only thing that has changed is the number of people who have given up.
In the early 70s, I left home a week after my 17th birthday. I went to work for a horse trainer. I lived in a horse stall. My bed was several bales of hay pushed together. I worked from 6am until 10pm. It seems strange now that my work and living conditions were like those of 150 years ago, but it seemed normal then. It's just the way it was.
That sounds like hard work! it must have been cold in winter.
The conditions weren’t much better for me as a groom in the late 90’s! I walked out in the end and was homeless for 2 weeks because the pay was so poor it was impossible to save anything.
I love listening to the elderly speaking about the old days, we could learn a lot from them and their past, it was a hard life back then.
Life is never never easy. What your living now will one day be your "old days". Be humble and grateful.
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The factory offers one hour off for lunch and half an hour off for tea and it's an eleven hour shift. I'm working twelve hour factory shifts ( four on four off ) and i get two half hour breaks and one quarter of an hour break. So hundreds of years later I'm working one hour MORE than this and having one quarter of an hour LESS break than this during my shift.
Four on, four offs are awful. Especially when your first day falls on Thursday. So its Thursday, friday, Saturday, sunday. 😬
I used to do nights 10-6 and l usually enjoy a few beers when ive finished work. But bloody hell having a can and watching lorraine kelly in the morning made me feel weird. 😂😂😂
When you think about it, not many people stood up for the poor, but they were people who had the means to bring it to the attention of those who could do more. Without news article's, book's, or just someone pushing for reform, no law's would have been changed. I believe the Lord puts on our heart's to help those in need, even if we are in need ourselves.
This has been one of my absolute favourite episodes yet!
That’s fantastic! Glad you enjoyed 😊
You have a brilliant story teller's voice! Thanks for the great research and the effort! We forget that Downton Abbey and My Fair Lady are way too romantizised! Greetings from Berlin Germany 🤗❤️👍🇩🇪
Your comment is very much appreciated! It’s great to know you find social history worthwhile for telling how the past really was.
I really like the longer video, and the work you do. I have always been interested in these time periods since reading the jungle by Sinclair Lewis about factory conditions and how horrible they were. I read that book forty year's ago, and it still sticks out in my mind. G-d bless.
Good to know! This was a much longer one, but I thought the story was worth telling in entirety as there is a lot of interesting description and conversations of Edwardian life.
The Jungle, is a must read for everyone!
When he says repetitive I automatically think about my carpal tunnel issues, and back then they probably didn't know what that was. You just kept going making it worse and dealing with the pain. It's hard enough to deal with now, I can't imagine not being able to have surgery or taking anti-inflammatories. Life back then just sucked, period.
Elements of this reminded me of the working-class community I grew up in 50 plus years ago. At that time there was a deep strain of righteousness and loyalty amongst those with relatively little .
I never like this term ' better yourselves ' . It's only natural that people will try and improve their material circumstances but that doesn't mean you will necessarily better the company you keep .
British society was built on trust. Sadly its all gone now.
In the 1970's while at college I worked in a factory that used a lot of bench saws . When I first started I noticed how many workers had bits of fingers missing ! Whilst I was there I recall one day a panic going around because the Factory Inspectorate were on the way ( hardly a suprise visit !). In very quick time safety guards were put on the machines . These guards had been removed because they slowed down productivity which didn't suit the bosses nor the workers whose wages included elements of piece work . As soon as the inspectorate left the guards came off again !
Forty years ago I worked for Australia's largest bank, then government owned.
For part of my time with them I operated a very old off set printer. Safety covers had to be kept off because it paper jammed all the time and ran too hot with them on.
Jams still happened. If you stopped the machine to clear the jam, all paper still on its way through joined the jam.
We were adept(usually) at slowing the machine n grabbing the offending papers. (If our printing output fell too low, we were criticised etc)
I got a long sleeve caught once n to this day have tendonitis etc from that. However i heard of amputations in other plants.
Also we were supplied one pair of ear muffs with no cleaning supplies for them. Not were we supplied with protective gear when using chemical fluids that literally melted screwdriver handles.
Because of the noise, I've got industrial deafness. Although most people my age have this to some extent due to rock concerts!
I left that department, but it kept operating for at least another ten years like that, until a brave person refused to be intimidated and worked to rule.
You lie! Banks didn’t exist back then. Nice try!😂
this lady going in and seeing that meeting the ppl where they are in life,addressing current needs, is a standing idea in psychology...ppl won't be interested in meeting intangille needs til their tangebale needs are sated.
Here is proof again that unionizing is the best option for any employees, because waiting for employers to grow generous doesn't improve conditions for generations of workers. Decent treatment, conditions, and pay must be demanded from some employers and then vigorously maintained. There are always a few good employers, but they encourage unionization.
You would be correct except for one thing. Companies make or break it on productivity. I’ve seen unions run industries into the ground. Strikes over pennies per hour create the loss of millions a day that can’t be recovered. I worked for a construction company that was going under. They offered the Union everything they asked for. The only thing that was different was that the company asked that the union accept a 3% burden of the losses that were caused by lack of quality. The Union said absolutely not. The union, and the actual people in the union who wanted this, now get 100% of nothing
@@debbylou5729sounds like the union there was not truly for the workers (unless the wage was lower than a living wage) I am a member of my work union when there are wage discussions several unions from different industries/departments usually join and cooperate. This usually ends up less than some want and more than others want. Members also usually vote on things like this such as do we want more wages or more flexible work hrs etc. Money was not the main thing in the last negotiations.
Another banger! Fascinating observations in this one ☝️
Much appreciated and thanks for taking the time to write!
@@FactFeast my pleasure - thanks for taking the time to create such fantastic content
Yeah! 1st!!! I was waiting for you!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@FactFeast As always, it was awesome that you were covering Shoreditch/Hoxton. I am very familiar with the area so tomorrow I'm going to walk around and find the places you covered. Keep them coming 😊
I love creating noise, so I think if I was born 100 years back, I'd happily take the job of a Knocker-up
Back then the kids looked and dressed like the adults...
And worked just as hard...you had to be tough
That's true.The Little Sisters of Jesus live and work amongst the poor,like in factories etc.Several relatives according to my great aunts we're Sisters of Charity in Germany.St.Vicenta Lopez y Vicuna founded in Spain the Religious of Mary Immaculate to provide homes for working girls and women to give them a safe place etc so they would not fall into prostitution.
The 'knocker-up man' was a chap who would walk round the streets early in the morning and wake up workers before their shifts... usually in mining communities where blocks of terraced houses were owned by the mines, but I suppose also sometimes in factory-towns with similar conditions. He became redundant when alarm clocks became a 'thing'...
This video is an account of shocking disclosures of low standards in high places and the suffering of those who were forced to work for their overlords.
Sociologist Author humanist brillent written articles .
Thankyou for sharing ,
Very articulated strong history of Edwardian life in Britain.
Glad you found the story interesting!
Really enjoyed this episode thanks.. 🇬🇧👍
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What a narrator, what a voice 👏
I close my eyes and I see myself being part of the story 😊
Absolutely amazing ❤
That’s fantastic! Thank you so much for listening and writing such a nice comment.
I've just seen the latest Isle of Ex. I'm pretty shocked myself. These people were still better off than some people today.
Thanks for the vid!
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I did think a "knocker up man" was something else entirely. 🍼
I mean, if you are fat and old and desperate, rather than sell wilted flowers, sell something of value, like food or needed home furnishings. - spoken from me, an ancient hag myself . 😋
Great channel mate really informative and interesting well done
Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you found the history interesting.
@@FactFeast It's very impressive obviously well researched and presented with actual accounts backed up with photographic proof very well produced mate congratulations you have me hooked
Same as today
I've watched almost 12 hours of this channel on 4 days. Amazing!
Nothings changes...
It's still...
Drink.
Gambling.
(To replace the Music hall...)
The Internet.
Nothing will ever change the social position of the Working-class.
The mention of flower sellers made me think of Eliza Doolittle from “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw, also known the film “My Fair Lady”.
The auction made me chuckle🤣
I enjoyed the conversation too! It's good that she remembered it for posterity.
Some things never change. The well off still have no idea how the other half live. Even people who have been lucky enough to always have a job and never been forced to claim unemployment money don’t understand what it’s really like. I shall never forget the look of shock on one of my employers face when I told her that when I was looking for work and my daughter had just finished college and was trying hard to find ANY job, that I only received £50 per week for us both to live on and £100 of that each month had to go towards my rent “ because your daughter ought to be working and contributing!”. And I only claimed Jobseekers Allowance because I used up my savings to live on while trying to find another job.
This reminds me of the rich people trying to understand how the other half live by doing a foodstamp budget challenge, these videos were out a few years ago. They carried with them their own prejudices and preconceptions of how people on the dole live.
Interesting enough I see the same parallels with this well to do young woman, who had to be supplemented because she couldn't make due on 3 shillings a week. She referred to the hardworking housewives as unthrifty and how many could not save for a rainy day.
Well considering most of the money made probably went towards rent, just like today no wonder there was no money left over.
Broke my heart the little girl brought up The Match Girl story
11:10 she casually let's slip that she's also a Magical Girl!
Jokes aside, great video as always. I'm currently binging through your videos.
Thank you Patron. I hope you enjoy browsing through the history!
@@FactFeast I think I will. The rat catcher video was my favorite so far. Your narration really made him feel like a wacky character. But your other videos that aren't as "in-character" are easier to understand, so I like both kinds.
going back to these days :(
Thank you my friend. Happy New Year to you and your family. Try Elizabethan, you will have a lot more fun. Wink, Wink... Lol! Love this!
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Nothing really ever changes does it? Almost enough to give up hope
"...the makers of the millions." The recipients. Others make most of the money for them. Their income comes largely from the efforts of those in their employment.
Good video!
I love history, so I enjoyed this!
That’s great! I’m glad you find the history interesting. Thank you.
Brilliant
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed.
What a great story
Beautiful
Glad you enjoyed, thank you!
Of course the upper classes have a different view of the police to the factory girls. Robert Peel's other "great" contribution to history was the Tory Manifesto.
For your kind information Sir, In the early nineteenth Pakistan did not exist, check your date once again.
Very interesting video. I must say, though, that the reporter is as judgemental of the working class as were the upper class.
Glad you found it worthwhile!
Yay I ❤️ F.F.😊
Thank you Lana! I hope her story was interesting for you.
@@FactFeast Yw & it was as per usual😁
My Nan was a knocker upper
So was your Grandad or else you wouldn't be here
i like the feminine affectations. you are a gifted mimic adding to your stories a real bit for the imagination
Glad you like it! Thank you.
at 15:31 is that ms malvery herself?
You can see her at 01:05 and 39:31.
When your voice cracked and the girl died 😢
No. No way.
Aerated water: soda.
Wow a meat auction..?? and I thought the 50% off meat bin at the Albertsons was a good thing for the impoverished.. still i think I'd trust a bargin meat bin from the more hygienic butcher at the food shop..than a meat auction...never know when your beef..might be rover or Figaro..but certainly sounds interesting..but frugality is a gift and art form... and canned broth and bouillon cubes are a big help..seems the things from back then are still teaching today..😊..oh my goodness i wonder what these lasses would think about harlequin novels or pirates of the Caribbean they'd probably enjoy sparrow.. hahaha lol..these broads sound like my mom and her co worker's i grew up with..lol
How much is 3 shillings a week now-a-days?Thanks
£22 today (3/20)*145 (1900-2022)
@@cannasnagler 3 shillings = 0.15p
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A sad story of a little poor girl and well known for over 100 years.