Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Almshouses

Known as: Almshouse, Poorhouse, Poorhouses 
Privately endowed or publicly funded institutions receiving and supporting the aged or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health… 
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

2 relations
legislation & jurisprudencestandards characteristics

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2006
2006
Migratory Birds and Avian Flu
In his article “Evidence points to migratory birds in H5N1 spread” (3 Mar., p. [1225][1]), D. Normile reports that “increasingly… 
2003
2003
A cultural and economic history of old age in America.
The lives of today's elderly population have deep historical precedents by which we can better understand current social policies… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Enslaved Healers of Eighteenth-Century Saint Domingue
Enslaved healers including herbalists, kaperlatas, hospitalières, infirmières, and accoucheuses existed and flourished in the… 
1995
1995
Dental Pathologies among Inmates of the Monroe County Poorhouse
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Frequency and distribution of enamel hypoplasias in a historic skeletal sample.
A skeletal sample of 296 individuals from a 19th century American poorhouse cemetery is examined for the frequency and… 
1982
1982
From almshouse to hospital: the shaping of Philadelphia General Hospital.
After almost 250 years, one of the nation's first, and most illustrious, hospitals closed. Its demise was a particularly dramatic… 
1979
1979
Elizabeth Packard: Nineteenth-Century Crusader for the Rights of Mental Patients
In the United States the movement to build public asylums for the insane began in the early nineteenth century. Demographic… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Rationales for therapy in British psychiatry: 1780-1835.
ANY GENERAL history of psychiatry between, say, the Renaissance and the end of the nineteenth century would likely stress, among… 
1973
1973
Attitudes toward the Education of the Poor in Colonial Halifax
Every student of the history of colonial society in English Canada is familiar with the major themes explored by historians in… 
1959
1959
The Poorhouse Fair
At the County Home for the Aged, the inmates, having shed their cares and responsibilities, live out their remaining years. On… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)