Over 1,000 women ended up in a Dutch state workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were the women who ...

A 44-year-old Minneapolis man was sentenced to 90 days in the Ramsey County workhouse, with a 15-month prison sentence hanging over his head, after he was caught in a police sting aimed at people who ...

The activities are to be more than just for the theater-fascinated child, but also to provide growth experiences that will last well beyond merely putting on a play. With the new facility, Workhouse ...

Note: In this essay, James Kences deals with a difficult subject concerning the treatment of the poor and indigent of Colonial times. "Voted that the selectmen erect or build a fit and convenient work ...