Woman's Mission
Woman's Mission
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USDGranddaughter of the banker Thomas Coutts, the philanthropist Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906) was one of the most remarkable women of her age, giving away an estimated £4 million of her inheritance to a wide range of causes at home and abroad. She set an example to others, offering support in a practical way without fuss, working with Charles Dickens on schemes to improve the lot of the poverty-stricken, striving to ameliorate the conditions in which they lived. The Church of England was another beneficiary of her largesse, receiving endowments for bishoprics, churches, and elementary and technical school buildings. In 1893, she edited this collection of papers from a congress held during the international exposition in Chicago. It offers a fascinating snapshot - drawing on information from over 300 organisations worldwide - of the astonishing variety of charitable work undertaken by women in the late nineteenth century.
Product details
August 2013Paperback
9781108057349
514 pages
229 × 152 × 29 mm
0.75kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface Baroness Burdett-Coutts
- 'The work of woman's hand' Mrs Alexander
- Women's work for children Hesba Stretton
- For the little ones, 'food, fun and fresh air' Mrs Molesworth
- Women's work for the welfare of girls Miss E. Sellars
- Clubs for working girls Hon. Maude Stanley
- Clubs for boys and young men Miss Violet Brooke-Hunt
- The responsibilities of mothers Mrs Sumner
- Working guilds and work societies Mrs G. A. Sala
- Woman's work in the ragged schools Countess Compton
- Emigration Hon. Mrs Stuart Wortley
- How and why the Navvy Mission Society was formed Mrs Charles Garnett
- My work among navvies at Beckenham Miss Marsh
- Women's work in connection with the Church of England Mrs Boyd Carpenter
- On the associated work of women in religion and philanthropy Miss Emily James
- Rescue work by women among women Miss Mary H. Steer
- Work among soldiers Miss Anne Beale
- Work among sailors Miss Agnes E. Weston
- 'Friedenheim', home of peace for the dying The Authoress of 'The Schönberg-Cotta Family'
- Sick-nursing and health-nursing Miss Florence Nightingale
- Philanthropic aspects of nursing Lady Victoria Lambton and Mrs Malleson
- On nursing Hon. Mrs Stuart Wortley
- The Royal School of Art Needlework H.R.H. Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
- On philanthropic work of women in Ireland Mrs Gilbert
- The work of women as guardians of the poor Miss E. S. Lidgett
- The history of workhouse reform Miss Louisa Twining
- The organization of women workers Miss Hubbard
- Woman the missionary of industry Baroness Burdett-Coutts
- Serving one another Miss Petrie R. A.
- Growth and development of domestic science Miss Fanny L. Calder
- Miss Ormerod's work in agricultural entomology Baroness Burdett-Coutts
- Woman's work for animals Hon. Mrs Muir Mackenzie
- Philanhropic work of women in British colonies and the east Mrs Cashel Hoey
- Statistics of women's work Miss Louisa M. Hubbard
- Copy of circular letter
- Appendix
- Index.
