Abuse Of Children During Victorian Era

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I have researched children's rights and the abuses of children during Victorian Times. Life during Victorian England was not an easy time for those in the lower class, especially for the children of poverty. Many families were poor who lived in the cities with poor sanitation and poor working conditions. Children were also part of the working poor with little to no education.
For the upper classes, money was not a problem since this was the beginning of the industrial age and the rich were doing very well, and these families could live as they wished. They lived in large homes and had many servants. Children in these families were raised by nannies or nurses since the parents spent much of their time socializing. The time they spent with their

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