| Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry 2 Volume Set: With Extracts from Her Journal and Letters Contributor(s): Fry, Elizabeth (Author), Fry, Katharine (Editor), Cresswell, Rachel Elizabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108030378 ISBN-13: 9781108030373 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Penology |
| Dewey: 365.7 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
| Physical Information: 2.76" H x 9.84" W x 12.76" (3.53 lbs) 1048 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 to improve the situation for women in prisons and on transportation ships. The British Ladies' Society for Promoting the Reformation of Female Prisoners was probably the first national British women's society. Fry's ideas on the humane treatment of prisoners influenced international legal systems. This memoir, based on her letters and diaries, was edited by two of her daughters, and was first published in 1847. |