2023 Forkosch Prize
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<p><strong>Steven King</strong> (Nottingham Trent Univ.), <strong>Paul Carter</strong> (National Archives, UK), <strong>Natalie Carter</strong> (Nottingham Trent Univ.), <strong>Peter Jones</strong> (Univ. of Glasgow), and <strong>Carol Beardmore</strong> (Open Univ.)<br /><em><a class="extLink" href="https://bookshop.org/a/11112/9780228014324" title="In Their Own Write" target="_blank">In Their Own Write: Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900</a></em> (McGill-Queen’s Univ. Press)</p>
<p>Elegantly written, provocative, and persuasive, <em>In Their Own Write</em> changes the way we understand the New Poor Law and, more broadly, the experiences of the poor in Victorian Britain. Grounded in a staggering body of archival evidence and taking full advantage of its co-authors’ diverse areas of expertise, this study recovers the voices of poor Britons themselves, foregrounding their own perspectives, hopes, and fears and, ultimately, revealing their surprising agency in shaping the welfare process.</p>