Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts o ...
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The Dark History of America's Poor Farms
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In this episode of the Strange History Podcast, we explore the history of poor houses, which were tax-supported residential institutions for people who could not support themselves. They discuss the different ways poor relief was provided before the establishment of poor houses, the evolution of poor houses into nursing homes, and provide examples of individuals who were sent to poor houses. We discuss the treatment of mental illness in poor houses throughout history and discuss examples of poor house conditions. This episode concludes with a discussion of the closure of the last poor house in Green County, Missouri.
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In this episode of the Strange History Podcast, we explore the history of poor houses, which were tax-supported residential institutions for people who could not support themselves. They discuss the different ways poor relief was provided before the establishment of poor houses, the evolution of poor houses into nursing homes, and provide examples of individuals who were sent to poor houses. We discuss the treatment of mental illness in poor houses throughout history and discuss examples of poor house conditions. This episode concludes with a discussion of the closure of the last poor house in Green County, Missouri.
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