Edwardian Women Imprisoned in the Workhouse (by their Husbands)

Trapped in a workhouse because your husband didn't want you to leave. This was the nightmare, but genuine reality, that awaited some Victorian and Edwardian women who found that marriage bound them both to poverty and detention against their will. There was much in the the past that defies logic, not least the law of 'marital authority,' where a married woman's life, at least legally, was tied in 'coverture' (like property) to that of her husband. Discover the story of an Edwardian woman who couldn't escape the workhouse and its law. 📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member:    / @factfeast   👍 Support the channel (donations): Send a Super Thanks from the video page or https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FactF... Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you Life in a Horrible Victorian Workhouse:    • Life in a Horrible Victorian Workhouse (Re...   Life and Death in a Victorian Workhouse Infirmary:    • Life and Death in a Victorian Workhouse In...   Surviving a Horrific Night in a Victorian Workhouse:    • Surviving a Horrific Night in a Victorian ...   Victorian workhouses (Playlist):    • Victorian Workhouses   Victorian documentaries (Playlist):    • Victorians   Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist):    • Edwardians   Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist):    • Worst Jobs in Victorian History   Criminal Past (Playlist):    • Criminal Past   American Slums and Tenements (Playlist):    • American Slums and Tenements   Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com CC BY - A grumpy nurse carrying a bowl and candle-stick, People queueing at St. Marylebone workhouse, the milk of Poor law kindness by Wellcome Collection; Layout of the Chorlton Union workhouse from Ordnance Survey c.1850 by National Library of Scotland; The able men's dormitory, the workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire by Glen Bowman CC BY-SA - Former Poor Law school, Gainford by Chris Heaton geograph.org.uk #EdwardianEra #EdwardianDocumentary #EdwardianEngland #EdwardianBritain #EdwardianHome #VictorianWorkhouse #EdwardianWorkhouse #EdwardianLondon #1900House #VictorianLondon #FactFeast