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Elizabeth Fry

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" fiver" . And there's the Queen again, and on the back we have a woman this time. A token woman, Elizabeth Fry, who was a prison reformer in the early 19th century.

“五” 。 又是女王,这次我们有一个女人在后面。 一个象征性的女人,伊丽莎白弗莱, 她是 19 世纪初的监狱改革者。

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Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry
Fry reading to inmates in Newgate prison
Elizabeth Fry's name on the Reformers Monument, Kensal Green Cemetery

Elizabeth (Betsy) Fry (21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist. She has sometimes been referred to as the "angel of prisons".

Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane, and she was supported in her efforts by the reigning monarch. Since 2001, she has been depicted on the Bank of England £5 note.

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