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Henrietta Barnett, of Hampstead Garden Suburb
The feminist social reformer Henrietta Barnett (1851-1936) is best known as the moving spirit behind the creation of London's Hampstead Garden Suburb. Yet, as Micky Watkins shows in this lively biography, the Suburb was only the final achievement of a long and varied career of social engagement, much of it spent among the worst slums of London's East End. Octavia Hill, John Ruskin, Walter Crane, Beatrice Webb, Arnold Toynbee and Herbert Spencer, as well as innumerable East Enders - often riotously immune to attempts at their 'improvement' - people this vivid account.A woman of immense energy, Henrietta's role in both Toynbee Hall and the Whitechapel Art Gallery was central to their foundatio...
'Only a Woman', Henrietta Barnett
Henrietta Barnett is best known for her role as the founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb, an innovative and imaginative housing development designed to provide attractive and affordable accommodation for all, regardless of income or social class. This ambitious venture was the pinnacle of a lifetime spent campaigning for housing, educational, and social reform among the grime, squalor, and deprivation of 19th- and 20th-century London. This first-ever biography shows how a brief experience of education inspired a pretty, petulant, and pampered child to develop into a shrewd, irreverent, and energetic woman whose determination to confront social injustice persisted well into old age. It traces H...
Henrietta Barnett in Whitechapel
Best known as the moving spirit behind the creation of London's Hampstead Garden Suburb, Henrietta Barnett is considered here from the angle of the first 50 years of her life - founding the Whitechapel Gallery, Toynbee Hall, helping girls and single mothers and leading the movement to abolish institutional care of pauper children.
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Canon Barnett, His Life, Work, and Friends
This book is the biography of Canon Samuel Barnett, a prominent figure in the Church of England known for his work in the social reform movement in the late 19th century. The book offers a detailed look at his life, work, and the people who influenced him, including his wife, Henrietta Barnett, who was also a social reformer. It traces the development of his ideas from his early days at Oxford to his work in the impoverished East End of London, where he founded the first university settlement, Toynbee Hall. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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