FRY AND WOODS PAPERS. VOL. I. Bible of Elizabeth Fry, heavily annotated; 1810-1845?260 x 200 mm.Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Notes on Biblical texts of Elizabeth Fry: circa 1810-1845. 1810-1845?
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Epithet: prison reformer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000394 Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich in May 1780 a devout Quaker she married Joseph Fry in 1800. After a visit to Newgate prison in 1813 she became an advocate for prison reform establishing a school and chapel for the female prisoners and touring the country visiting other prisons. She died in 1845 From the guide to the Elizab...