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Radio Norfolk,11 Oct 2024,2 mins

The Norfolk woman who changed prisons forever

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Through her renowned Quaker faith, Norfolk’s Elizabeth Fry became a social reformer and philanthropist, most known for bringing reform to prisons – giving the title ‘Angel of Prisons’. Professor Rosalind Crone, Head of History, the Open University gives a brief history of what she did. Photo credit: Jim Dyson / Getty Images

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