Question

WHAT TYPE OF LIFE THE MARGINAL GROUPS OF LONDON WERE LIVING IN THE 1870.

Answer 1

Dear student,

The following categories of people were marginalised in London before 1870:

a. Poor people who committed small thefts like stealing food, from shops, clothes etc. This people were considered part of criminal category.
b. There were cheats, petty thieves, pickpockets etc.
c. Then marginalised group also included women employed as domestic servants, many of them were migrants.
d. Women employed in work like tailoring, match box making etc.
e. Children employed in low paid work.