Women Humanitarians: A Biographical Dictionary of British Women Active Between 1900-1950 (Geographers)

Sybil Oldfield
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition: illustrated, 05/07/2001
EAN 9780826449627, ISBN10: 082644962X

Paperback, 352 pages, 23.9 x 15.5 x 2.4 cm

The 150 British women humanitarians listed in this volume are those who made large contribututions both in Britain and worldwide. Forerunners of organizations such as OXFAM, Amnesty and Medecine sans Frontieres, they also pioneered refuges for homeless women, literacy projects and famine relief.