Waifs and Strays Home - Preparing for Domestic Service
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Waifs and Strays Home - Preparing for Domestic Service
Girls busy sewing - part of their training for domestic service - at an unnamed home run by Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1900
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Media ID 14308308
© Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Busy Sewing Strays Unnamed Waifs
EDITORS COMMENTS
This evocative photograph captures a moment in time at the Waifs and Strays Home, an institution dedicated to providing shelter, education, and training for destitute and neglected children in late 19th century England. The girls in this image are hard at work, focused intently on their sewing tasks, as part of their comprehensive preparation for domestic service. The Waifs and Strays Society, an unnamed charitable organization, operated numerous homes across the country, providing a safe haven for thousands of children who would otherwise have faced a bleak future on the streets. The girls' diligent sewing not only served to teach them valuable skills that would be essential in their future roles as domestic servants but also instilled in them a sense of discipline and responsibility. The home's caring staff, who are not visible in this image, would have provided guidance and support, ensuring that each girl was well-equipped to face the challenges of domestic service. The Waifs and Strays Home offered a lifeline to countless children, providing them with the opportunity to learn a trade, acquire an education, and ultimately, to build a better future for themselves. This photograph is a poignant reminder of the vital role that charities like the Waifs and Strays Society played in shaping the lives of countless young people during a time when social welfare systems were still in their infancy.
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