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Eglantyne Jebb: Children’s saviour

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Soundings contributor Liz brings us the story of Eglantyne Jebb. While perhaps not the best known name, she has a remarkable history as a British social reformer. She founded the Save the Children organisation at end of World War I, and later drafted the document that became the Declaration of the Rights of the Child

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The story of Eglantyne Jebb – an unfairly forgotten name who founded the Save the Children Fund
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  • Head and shoulders portrait of Liz Allan, TNF Soundings Contributor.

    Liz Macintyre Allan was born and brought up on the southside of Glasgow.
    She attended Scotland Street Primary School and later Glasgow University where she was awarded an Honours Degree in History and Comparative Religion. Liz stayed at home for several years while she raised her family and then decided to re-enter academic life as a mature student. After a happy career in education, Liz decided to take a different path....as a story teller. She found a collection of over 300 letters written by her father and describing his experiences during WW2. Liz transcribed his words and it became a successful book....Love Letters from a Desert Rat.
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