The Excellent Mrs Fry

Unlikely Heroine

BY ANNE ISBA

Brief Description:
Quaker Elizabeth Fry's name is inextricably linked with prison reform, but there was more to her career than that. Elizabeth Fry supported the anti-slavery movement, and campaigned tirelessly across Europe for poor relief and prison reform. She also found time to have 11 children! She was driven by religious conviction and found in her work a satisfaction that sadly eluded her in her private life. Prison reform is still as controversial as it was 200 years ago. This moving and important book casts light on a woman whose brave fight continues to this day.

Continuum 2010 369 PP. Cloth

$44.95 (in stock)