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Eglantyne Jebb was a teacher, social investigator and founder of the Save the Children Fund. Her 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child', adopted by League of Nations, shows evolution from Charity Organization Society model to philosophy of international mutual responsibility, children's rights and humanitarianism.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue: No Silk-Blouse Social Worker
- Chapter 1: The Lady Bountiful and the Country Squire: Lessons in Life, Love and Woodcarving
- Chapter 2: Raising Rebel Daughters: Lessons for Lives of Social Action
- Chapter 3: Educating Eglantyne: The Young Lady of Lady Margaret Hall
- Chapter 4: Ribbons and Trumpets: Toils and Troubles at Teachers College
- Chapter 5: âHewing out my Future in Defiance to my Friendsâ: The Life and Times of a Gentlewoman School Mistress
- Chapter 6: Matchmaking Matrons and the Misread Maidens of the Cambridge Charity Organization Society
- Chapter 7: Honour thy Mother: Duty vs âFree Unsheltered Life Fraught with Pitfalls and Dangerâ
- Chapter 8: The Sisters and Social Action
- Chapter 9: âA Perfect Jungle of Intrigues, Suspicion and Hypocrisiesâ: The Early Save the Children Fund in Time of Crisis
- Chapter 10: âInternationalizationâ of Charity in Peacetime: Declaring the Rights of the Child
- Epilogue: The Legacy of a Rebel Daughter and Early Save the Children Women
- Appendix 1: Women Founders of the Save the Children Fund: General Council members (1920â1939)
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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