What was life like for poor people in he 1800s?
In the 1800s, the poor had it very rough. In England, they lived in the streets of big cities, catching diseases from rats and dirty animals, having to steal from people or beg for money. They were very dirty and malnourished. Few people in that time had any sympathy for the poor. Those who had a bit more money could become governesses, and teach rich, spoiled kids how to act properly. The very poor would have their young children preform on the streets for money. Those less fortunate were usually ill, couldn’t afford to see a physician. So, yeah. You didn’t want to be poor in the 1800s.
