Knocker Uppers: The Human Alarm Clocks of the Victorian Era

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - What was a Knocker Upper?1:58 - How did they stop waking the Neighbors?2:50 - Mary Smith 4:09 - Who woke up, the Knocker Uppers?5:20 - Knocking up as a second job6:27 - Getting Knocked up means something different today!7:14 - When did getting 'Knocked Up' start meaning: Getting pregnant?9:01 - Helping the Police + Taking advantage to commit crimes11:37 - The End of Knocking up SOURCES:https://beyondthename.weebly.com/smith-mary.htmlhttps://www.mernick.org.uk/elhs/Newsletter/Series 1/2000 1-18.pdfhttps://theoddmentemporium.tumblr.com/post/36990173546/collective-history-mary-smith-earned-sixpence-a https://academic.oup.com/jvc/article/25/3/331/5829726https://www.snopes.com/articles/439163/who-were-the-knocker-uppers/ https://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/viewVideo.php?token=6057agw25821Hq2517904xZYm3814b49H&token=6057agw25821Hq2517904xZYm3814b49H https://bigthink.com/the-past/knocker-uppers/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35840393 https://www.geriwalton.com/knocker-up/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/origin-of-knocked-up-slavery/ Support the show