Betsy

The dramatic biography of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry

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Jean Hatton

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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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Jean Hatton is a teacher and historian, and author of 'The Light Bearers'. She has tow grown-up sons and lives in Buckinghamshire.

Release date Australia

June 17th, 2005

Author

Jean Hatton

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

New edition

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8pp b/w plate section

Pages

368

Dimensions

130x198x27

ISBN-13

9781854247056

Product ID

1958523

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