Elizabeth Fry Reading to the Women Prisoners in Newgate
The sympathies of the Quaker lady, Elizabeth Fry, were aroused by the sadly neglected condition of the women's quarters in Newgate in 1813. She formed the Ladies' Committee which secured many important reforms from Parliament. She was a constant visitor to the old prison, where she brought hope and comfort, and wrought great changes.
Chronicles of Newgate
FROM THE TWELFTH TO
THE EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY
by
MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFFITHS
Late Inspector of Prisons in Great Britain
Author of
"The Mysteries of Police and Crime"
"Fifty Years of Public Service," etc.
In Two Volumes
Volume 1
THE GROLIER SOCIETY