Feminism and voluntary action
Subtitle: Eglantyne Jebb and Save the Children, 1876-1928
By: Linda Mahood
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780230525603
Subjects: Save the Children Fund (Great Britain); Voluntarism; Children's rights; Biography; History; Child welfare workers; Feminism
Description: "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, childrens rights and humanitarianism"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.