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Happenings During the Reign of William IV: Kitty Wilkinson, The Saint of the Slums

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Kitty Wilkinson (Catherine Wilkinson) (1786–1860) was an Irish migrant, “wife of a labourer,” who became known as the Saint of the Slums. In 1832, during a cholera epidemic, she had the only boiler in her neighbourhood, so she invited those … Continue reading →

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