Elizabeth Fry - Softcover

Book 3 of 3: Biographies

Rose, June

 
9780852452608: Elizabeth Fry

Synopsis

Elizabeth Fry, mother of eleven children and a Quaker minister, is seen as one of the most influential and enigmatic women in English history. Dismayed by the terrible prison conditions in the early 19th century, Fry drew the world's attention to the plight of incarcerated women, and became a living legend. This work presents her story.

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About the Author

June Rose is the author of several biographies, including 'Marie Stopes', the fascinating precursor of modern attitudes towards women and sex, 'Modigliani', the twentieth-century Italian painter and 'Susan Valadon: Mistress of Montmartre'. She lives in Highgate, London.

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