Abuse Of Children In Victorian England

he Victorian Ages were a rough time for the working class. Children were considered a helping hand, and in those times the people did not believe in childhood. Children were considered labor slaves, and they were in high demand. Children worked on the farms, the street, textile mills, servants and even the worst, prostitution.

Often children were orphans, and they lived on the streets. But orphans were not the only children on the streets; children that came from abusive families, alcoholics and neglect were also on the streets. A lot of children even chose the streets. Many children would commit crimes such as stealing to make it out on the streets and others worked jobs.

The Children's Rights' Act did not come about until Queen Victoria died in 1901. Begining in the 1830s, the law passed a variety of new laws aimed at protecting the well being of children. People started to believe that children were innocent beings who should be shielded from harm. As time passed the authors and artists began to produce sentimental pictures of children. The people began to adore children. Although many Victorians still believed in their old ways.
Dickens revealed much about the truth of abuse of children. Dickens could relate to these children because he was sent to work at a factory, this experience haunted him for the rest of his