Education Reformer Mary Carpenter CDV Photo Signed, circa 1860s

Mary Carpenter

Manuscripts & Autographs

Mary Carpenter English educational and social reformer. 19 cent original CDV photo Signed. Photographed by T. R. Williams of London. C. mid-1860's Considered by many of his contemporaries as ‘first among equals’, A slip of paper bearing the inked inscription of the sitter has been pasted across the lower margin of the mount. Mary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer who founded the ragged schools and reformatories, bringing previously unavailable educational opportunities to poor children and young offenders. Walking through a Bristol slum in the 1830s and witnessing the poverty of its children, she realized young offenders could never improve their circumstances without their well being fostered. Her life's work from that day became creating stable, nurturing institutions for social reform. Carpenter was also active in the anti-slavery movement and became known as one of the foremost public speakers of her time, traveling to India where she worked to improve female education, establish reformatory schools and improve prison conditions.

Item #16337

Price: $375.00