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Life in a Poorhouse Joseph Bonneau FAS 120 28 April 2011 About David Wagner Holds degrees from Columbia University and the University of Massachusetts Started out as social worker in New York and Massachusetts Professor of Social work and sociology at the University of Southern Maine Author of 5 other published books What is a Poorhouse? Government run facility that supported the needs of the poor, homeless, and jobless Started out in big cities such as New York and Philadelphia, but eventually came into smaller communities such as Haverhill, MA and Lewiston, ME Form of Welfare Residents work