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Clare Mulley, author of The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb, Founder of Save the Children, spoke with passion about her journey to discover who Eglantyne was. Supplemented by the private letters, archival records of Save The Children campaigns, newspaper articles and photos, it was a truly mesmerising talk. For those who may not have heard of Eglantyne Jebb, she was the founder of Save The Children, championing this humanitarian cause in countries like Austria after WWI when it was unfashionable to do so. Her work led to the UN's (then League of Nations) adoption of children's rights, which, to the audience's surprise has not been recognised by two countries in the world - the United States and Somalia! Eglantyne, who dedicated her life to her social work, is not remembered as much as she should, despite her overwhelmingly amazing achievements - including getting on side with the Pope (she was Protestant) to have Catholic churches worldwide conduct collections to save children. A pioneer and an inspiring woman, she deserves recognition and tribute; if for nothing else, in reminding us all that children deserve a chance to live. An awesome and enlightening night, thank you Clare! PLUS if you're shopping for a book this Christmas, why not buy Clare's book and inspire your family and friends? All royalties from the sale of this book goes to the Save The Children Charity. .
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