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"It is not the linen you're wearing out, but human creatures' lives"
#OTD in 1843.
Thomas Hood's poem "The Song of the Shirt" appears in Punch.It was written in honour of a Mrs. Biddell, a widow and seamstress living in wretched conditions. It quickly became a phenomenon, centring people's attention not only on Mrs. Biddell's case, but on the conditions of workers in general.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Shirt
The Song of the Shirt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15652
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#OTD in 1843.
Thomas Hood's poem "The Song of the Shirt" appears in Punch.It was written in honour of a Mrs. Biddell, a widow and seamstress living in wretched conditions. It quickly became a phenomenon, centring people's attention not only on Mrs. Biddell's case, but on the conditions of workers in general.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Shirt
The Song of the Shirt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15652
#books #literature #poetry