Prison reformer. Born as Elizabeth Gurney in Norwich into a Quaker banking family. Priscilla Wakefield was her aunt. She first visited Newgate prison in 1813 and was appalled at the conditions of female prisoners. She campaigned and was influential in the introduction of the Prison Act of 1823. She is represented on the English £5 note.
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Elizabeth Fry
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Elizabeth Fry
Mrs Elizabeth Fry, 1780 - 1845, prison reformer, lived here, 1800 to 1809. T...
New Lansdowne Club
The Elizabeth Fry Refuge, 1849 -1913, to help women in need. Elizabeth Fry, 1...
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The Engine Room
From their website: "The Engine Room helps activists, organisations, and other social change agents make the most of data and technology to increase their impact."
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Mr Charles Lacey
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
1 memorial
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Thomas Stephen Dulley
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862. Thomas Stephen Dulley was born in 1821 in Putney, the fifth of the eleven children of Henry Dulley (1771-1846) and Tomzon Dicker Dulley née Stephens...
Person, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare
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Cecil Johnstone
Hon. Cecil C. E. Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone. See his brother Francis for family information. Attended Eton, 1869-74.
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