Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visits women at Newgate
Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) on a visit to Newgate Prison, London. In 1817, Fry and a group of like-minded, mostly Quaker, women formed the Ladies Association for the Reformation of the Female Prisoners in Newgate which, amongst other activities, provided daily visits and Bible readings for the inmates
Picture No
10424882
Media ID
47526149
Size
5277px x 4009px
(7.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed engraving
Date
early 19th century
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