Home-Based Work in Victorian Britain: Insights for Contemporary Occupational Health and Safety

Anchored by family research case studies, this book presents documents and newspaper accounts about the diverse experiences of three real people who lived and worked from their homes in the Victorian era.

Gillian Joseph is a Canadian, former academic and a professional researcher, as well as an author and editor of a number of academic papers, book chapters and books on topics associated with work and well-being. Trained as a social gerontologist, Gillian was formerly a research associate at the Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being at the University of Guelph, an instructor of family studies who developed and taught courses at several universities including the University of Guelph and the University of Guelph-Humber, and the Director of her own research support company, Clear Pane Research Services, which she has led for over 14 years.