📣 19th The beginning of social data science by Charles Booth.

>> 1903 The FIRST SURVEY MAP

🔎 WHAT ?

The Victorian social reformer conducted a gargantuan study between 1889 and 1903.

📊 WHY ?

Booth attempted to understand the lives of Londoners through :

- Living and working conditions,

- the lives and employment of women,

- the organisation of trade and industry,

- the effects of national and international migration,

- leisure activities,

- and religious life

🔦 WHY THAT’S INTERESTING :

That provides a unique insight into the development of the philosophy and methodology of social investigation in the United Kingdom.

And don’t forget “BE CURIOUS AND CREATIVE ! “💡