The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb: Founder of Save the Children
The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb: Founder of Save the Children by Clare Mulley is a detailed exploration of the life of Eglantyne Jebb, the founder of the charity Save the Children. Published by Oneworld Publications in October 2010, this first edition spans 416 pages and is presented in English. The biography delves into Jebb’s unconventional story, highlighting her journey from a childless spinster to a pivotal figure in advocating for children’s rights, marked by both humor and tragedy.
Readers will find a narrative that captures the complexities of Jebb’s life, including her experiences in Cambridge, Serbia, and Trafalgar Square. The book reflects on her unique blend of personal courage and charisma, as well as her significant role in placing children’s universal human rights on the global agenda. Through this biography, Clare Mulley provides insight into the challenges and triumphs faced by women social reformers like Jebb, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of social advocacy and reform.
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2009 marks the 90th anniversary of Save the Children, a charity that fights to uphold the human rights of children wherever they are threatened. Now promoted by the likes of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Julianne Moore the charity’s original founder was a childless spinster in a brown cardigan whose most famous line, I don’t care for children’ makes hers a most unconventional story. At once a romantic and realist, Eglantyne’s short life (she died aged just 52) was full of humour and tragedy, passion and pain. She moved from illicit romance in Cambridge to espionage in Serbia, from private spiritualism in Shropshire to public arrest in Trafalgar Square. And while children’s universal human rights are yet to be realised, Eglantyne’s achievement of putting them on the world agenda is a powerful testament to her rare combination of personal courage, eccentric charisma, and humane vision. Clare Mulley joined Save the Children as a corporate fundraiser in the 1990s. She is the mother of three daughters and currently lives in Essex, UK.
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