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Education Other fate for orphans Wealthy donated money to these schools for boarding and educating orphans Not as good of education as schools where families paid for it, but still advantageous Most programs designated specifically to train children to lower-middle class occupations Food, education, and lodging provided until 17 Expected to work
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Conditions of Schools Not proper boarding house Underfunded, crowded, unsanitary Disease spread rapidly because of the close proximity Poor nutrition and excess punishment Example from Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte, the author, although not an orphan, used her experiences from the boarding school she attended to create the Lowood School in Jane Eyre
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Orphanages continued Attempt to stop poverty or Christian charity Parents rarely got permission for visits Special occasions Couldn’t go outside walls
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Clothing Poorly dressed/rags Later improved in 19 th century Boys wore short pants and knee socks corduroy was popular material, inexpensive Children sent out from England with a new set of clothes School uniforms with overcoats and raincoats
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English Orphan Transports 1906-1970 Britain to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada 230,000 children, not all orphans Relatives not told about transporting To give them a better start on life, off streets, and populate Britain with only British people Substantial after World War II
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Crime and Punishment Orphans not adopted or in schools became criminals 60% of criminal population were orphans Thievery and prostitution Sent to adult prisons, transported abroad, whipped, sentenced to death By end of 19 th century, they were sent to youth prisons called reformatory schools Adult prisons are bad, encourage crime
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