| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 329 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) |
| Summary |
"This volume reassesses the life and work of Octavia Hill, housing reformer, open space campaigner, co-founder of the National Trust, founder of the Army Cadet Force, and the first woman to be invited to sit on a royal commission. In her lifetime she was widely regarded as an authority on a broad range of social problems. Yet despite her early pre-eminence, and the remarkable success of the institutions which she helped to found, Hill fell from public favour in the twentieth century. This book provides a nuanced portrait of Hill and her work in a broader context of social change, reflecting recent scholarship on nineteenth-century society in general, and on philanthropy and preservation, and women's role in them, in particular."--Back cover |
| Notes |
Papers from a conference held at the National Trust's Sutton House, London, on September 27-28, 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Humanities Digital Library, viewed November 6, 2017) |
| Subject |
Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912 -- Congresses
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| SUBJECT |
Hill, Octavia, 1838-1912. fast (OCoLC)fst00091428 |
| Subject |
Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baigent, Elizabeth, editor
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Cowell, Ben, editor
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University of London. Institute of Historical Research, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781909646582 |
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190964658X |
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