workhouse conditions
- povertySevere lack of resources
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- gruelThin watery porridge
- oakumTarred hemp for caulking
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
overcrowding · disease · starvation · cruelty · inmates · dormitories · separation · harsh · discipline · degradation · Victorian · paupers · destitution · filth · punishment · malnutrition · mortality · bleakness
living standards
workhouse conditionsluxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
opulence · affluence · comfort · lap of luxury · prosperity
treatment of people
workhouse conditionshumane treatment
Kind consideration for welfare
compassionate care · nurturing environment · pastoral care · supportive environment · social safety net
freedom and agency
workhouse conditionsliberty
Absence of unjust constraint
freedom · independence · autonomy · self-determination · emancipation