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Life of Octavia Hill
Octavia Hill
其他書名
As Told in Her Letters
出版Cambridge University Press, 2010-12-23
主題History / Social HistorySocial Science / Philanthropy & CharitySocial Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
ISBN11080245729781108024570
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FF8VJjiKRpMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Octavia Hill (1838-1912) is today best remembered as one of the founders of the National Trust. However, her involvement in education and social reform, and particularly housing, was a large part of her work. Shocked at the poverty and overcrowding she found in London slums, she began to acquire and improve properties which would restore the tenants' dignity and self-respect. She organized a team of volunteer 'district visitors' to help the residents, and especially children, to achieve a better quality of life, including the provision of open spaces, training and recreational amenities. She was considerably influenced by Rev. F.D. Maurice, theologian and social worker, whose son, the editor of this work, married Octavia's sister Emily. The letters from which the 'life' is compiled show her extraordinary ability as an organiser, her humanity, and how much effort she put into her various activities, often overworking until she became ill.