Item #677
In workhouses, it was illegal to inflict corporal punishment on adults and female children. The only class of human that could be legally corporally punished was male children.
Topic: Violence
Source
Citation: The Parish Officer…
Author(s): Archbold, Glen
Institution(s):
Link: https://books.google.com/books?id=9BNXAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=art.+138+%22no+corporal+punishment+shall+be+inflicted+on+any+female+child%22&source=bl&ots=QVd2GBhyRI&sig=hjTZTJ666Vw0D-8uEmPaoA5_-pA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iYR1VdG8INK0ogTynoCQAg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=art.%20138%20%22no%20corporal%20punishment%20shall%20be%20inflicted%20on%20any%20female%20child%22&f=false
Nation(s): United Kingdom
Year(s): 1855
Source: Primary
Type: Legislation
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