▁to ▁improve ▁social ▁conditions . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁movements ▁for ▁social ▁reform , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Po or ▁Law ▁to ▁which ▁she ▁devoted ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁she ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁work house ▁girls ▁sent ▁out ▁to ▁service , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁Work house ▁Vis iting ▁Society , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Im prov ement ▁of ▁the ▁Inf ir mar ies ▁of ▁London ▁Work h ouses ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁the ▁Work house ▁Inf irm ary ▁N urs ing ▁Association . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁‘ the ▁most ▁practical ▁woman ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁known ▁amongst ▁the ▁many ▁who ▁have ▁taken ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁subject ’ ▁by ▁U ved ale ▁Cor b ett . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Po or ▁Law ▁guard ian ▁for ▁K ens ington ▁during ▁ 1 8 8 4 – 9 0 , ▁and ▁for ▁Ton bridge ▁Union ▁during ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 6 . ▁She ▁promoted ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn ▁Field s ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁helped ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁and ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁n urs ing ▁the ▁poor ▁in ▁their ▁homes , ▁did ▁much ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁police ▁mat rons , ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Local ▁Government ▁Society . ▁ ▁Louis a ▁Tw ining