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Description: | Issy Gold was born in Stepney in the East End of London in 1922. At that time, the East End was a very poor area. The average wage was low and people could not afford to pay high rents. As a result, many crammed into decaying and unsanitary accommodation.
In the 1930s when Issy went to school, grammar schools offered children from poorer families a way out of poverty. The higher level of education meant that children stayed on until 16 to take their leaving exams. This helped them to find better jobs when they left school.
In 1938, Issy left school to work for a chemical firm in Victoria. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Migration and Citizenship Public Services Work Home and Family | Temporal: | 1920-1929 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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