Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry 2 Volume Set: With Extracts from Her Journal and Letters

by Elizabeth Fry

Book Overview

Elizabeth Fry (n e Gurney, 1780-1845) was descended from two wealthy Quaker banking families. Her Quaker faith was crucial to her adult life and she became active in social reform. Despite having eleven children, she was active in community work, and became a Quaker minister. Persuaded to visit the women's wing in Newgate Prison in 1813, she was appalled at the conditions in which the prisoners, and their children, lived. She became a pioneer in seeking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108030378
• ISBN13: 9781108030373
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1048 Pages
• Weight: 3.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.8" x 9.8" x 12.8"