The Woman Who Saved The Children Av Clare Mulley

The adventures and tribulations of Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, and humble revolutionary<BR> <BR> Winner of the 2007 Daily Mail Biographer’s Club Prize<BR><BR>An unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb, not particularly fond of children herself, nevertheless dedicated her life to establishing <I>Save the Children</I> and promoting her revolutionary concept of human rights. In this award-winning book, Clare Mulley brings to life this brilliant, charismatic, and passionate woman, whose work took her between drawing rooms and war zones, defying convention and breaking the law. <BR> <BR>Eglantyne Jebb not only helped save millions of lives, she also permanently changed the way the world treats children.