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Radio Manchester,09 Jun 2025,7 mins

The undercover vagrant: Saviour of the slums

Hidden Manchester

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Meet Mary Higgs, the woman who went undercover to expose the workhouse conditions in the 20th century. Oldham born author Carol Talbot has written a book all about her life, and Dr Samantha Shave is a historian with expertise in British welfare policies from the eighteenth century to the present day. Photo credit: Getty

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