Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1854247050
ISBN-13
9781854247056
Edition
New
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Imprint
Monarch Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 17th, 2005
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
404 grams
Dimensions
26.40 x 18.80 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryPrisons
Ksh 1,850.00
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The story of a courageous complex woman who defied social convention.
Unhappy Child, troubled adolescent, dissatisfied wife, a woman at odds with convention. This was Elizabeth Fry, known to her family and friends as Betsy. in 1816, at the age of 36, when she had been a minister of the Society of Friends for five years, Betsy walked alone into the hell of Newgate Gaol. The transformation she wrought among it wretched female inhabitants propelled her onto the stage of world history. In the following years she transformed her generation''s perception of offenders, and helped create a professional prison service. She was also a catalyst in the long struggle that eventually saw women achieving recognition in the world beyond family and home.
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