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Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.
Poor Law Commission. 1842. Chadwick recommends municipal clean water supply and sewage systems to prevent disease.
Dust Bowl. 1930s. US plains suffered erosion, dust storms, due to drought, wind, poor farm practice.
Franklin, Benjamin. 1706-90. US author, scientist, revolutionary leader. Poor Richard’s Almanac 1732-57. Franklin Stove 1744. Lightning rod 1752. Bifocals 1784.
Kyrle Society. 1875. Founded by Hill sisters to develop taste for literature and music among London poor.
Monte di Pietà. 1463. Italian institute to lend money to poor at low interest.
Poor Laws. 1597, 1601, 1834. British parishes to aid poor, establish workhouses, abolish slavery. Replaced 1930-50.
Rob Roy. 1671-1734. Scottish Jacobite outlaw, 1715. Helped poor at expense of rich.
Robin Hood. 13C Legendary English archer and outlaw, who robbed the rich to help the poor.
Shaftesbury, 7th earl. 1801-85. English reform politician. Coal Mines Act 1842. Factory Acts. Sponsored schools, housing for poor.
Social Security. First in Germany: 1883-89. UK 1911; Canada 1927; US 1935-66. Poor Laws. National Insurance.
Speenhamland System. 1795-1834. British welfare system to aid poor.
Westminster, Statute of. 1275,85,90. First reference to Great Council of England as Parliament. Reformed civil and criminal law. Legal protection for poor. 1931. British affirmation of autonomous dominion of British Empire countries. Established British Commonwealth.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.
Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.
Ali. 4th Caliph, 656-661. Son-in-law of Muhammad. Succession led to Sunni/Shi’ite split. Moslem Civil War.
Alien Registration Act. 1940. Outlaws advocating violent overthrow of US government. Extended to include all advocates of Communism. McCarthy.
Anarchism. 19C Philosophy: “Every man should be his own government, his own law, his own church”-Owen. Thoreau’s return to nature, passive resistance, and no taxes influenced Ghandi. Proudhon. Tolstoy. Godwin.
Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.
Anti-Socialist Law. 1878-90. Germans ban unions.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Apostolic Constitutions. c380BC. Books of ecclesiastic law.
Audencia. Medieval law court in Spain.
Bailey, Old. London Law Courts. Building 1907.