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.
- ISBN10 1854247050
- ISBN13 9781854247056
- Publish Date 17 June 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Monarch Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 368
- Language English