Ragged Homes and How to Mend Them

Ragged Homes and How to Mend Them by Mrs. Bayly delves into the social and moral issues surrounding poor working-class families in the Potteries. The book emphasizes the importance of improving the homes of the poor to save children from destruction. It discusses the author's experience starting a Mothers' Society to bring happiness and comfort to her poor neighbors addressing challenges faced by working-class mothers and the success of Ragged Schools in rescuing outcasts. The narrative sheds light on unsanitary living conditions efforts to improve the district and positive changes brought by a City Missionary.