THE ANGEL PARADOX: ELIZABETH FRY AND THE ROLE OF GENDER AND RELIGION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN

This dissertation analyzes intersections of religion, gender, and public policy in nineteenth-century Britain through the life of Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), a Quaker minister and prison reform activist who founded the British Ladies Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners. It examines gender...

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Main Author: Matheuszik, Deanna Lynn
Other Authors: James A. Epstein
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03262013-123349/