The woman who saved the children
Clare Mulley discusses the life and work of Eglantyne Jebb, a pioneering campaigner for the rights of children who was spurred on by the horrors of the First World War
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Show Notes
Eglantyne Jebb was a woman who had no real love of children – but nevertheless worked tirelessly to campaign for their rights. Clare Mulley joins us to discuss the life and work of a pioneering fundraiser and the founder of the international Save the Children fund, whose unconventional personal life defied the strictures of her class.
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