A Better Life
Powers of Persuasion
Many in the working class could not read or write well, or at all. When these pictures appeared in publications such as The Illustrated London News or Punch it was one way that the working classes might learn and think about why they might emigrate to a colony like New Zealand.
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The Needlewoman at Home and Abroad. |
Needle Money, 1849 |
Click on each of the 3 images above:
- What do they tell you about the conditions of the working class, (also called the labouring class) in Britain in the 1800s?
- What do they suggest about how the lives of the workers might change once they have immigrated to a new colony?
| What was the difference between a ‘Colonist’ and an ‘Emigrant’? |
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What was it like for Victorian Children at Work?
Life was hard for poorer children in Victorian Britain as they had to work to help support their families. Children did various kinds of jobs. Many of the jobs they did were unpleasant and dangerous.
- To find our more about life for many of Britain’s Victorian children, visit the BBC.co.uk website.
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