Elizabeth Fry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's rights
the humane treatment of prisoners
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Society_of_Friends
the penal reform movement
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Royal_Red_Cross
gptkbp:born May 21, 1780
gptkbp:celebrates various memorials and charities
gptkbp:children 11
gptkbp:contributedTo the establishment of the first women's prison in England
gptkbp:depictedIn historical films and documentaries
gptkbp:died October 12, 1845
gptkbp:founded gptkb:the_Association_for_the_Improvement_of_the_Female_Prisoners_in_Newgate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabeth Fry
gptkbp:influenced modern penal reform
the development of prison chaplaincy
gptkbp:influencedBy Quaker_beliefs
gptkbp:inspiration the creation of the first female prison in Newgate
gptkbp:knownFor prison reform
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for prison reformers
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:promoted rehabilitation over punishment
gptkbp:publishedBy reports on prison conditions
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joseph_Fry
gptkbp:supported education for female prisoners
gptkbp:visitedBy prisons_across_Europe
gptkbp:wasA gptkb:Quaker
philanthropist
social reformer
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn the early 19th century
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Elizabeth_Gurney
the_British_government_on_prison_reform
gptkbp:wrote Observations on the Visiting, Superintendence, and Government of Female Prisoners