Woman's Mission: A Series of Congress Papers on the Philanthropic Work of Women by Eminent Writers

by Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts

Book Overview

Granddaughter of the banker Thomas Coutts, the philanthropist Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) was one of the most remarkable women of her age, giving away an estimated 4 million of her inheritance to a wide range of causes at home and abroad. She set an example to others, offering support in a practical way without fuss, working with Charles Dickens on schemes to improve the lot of the poverty-stricken, striving to ameliorate the conditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108057349
• ISBN13: 9781108057349
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"