The Woman Who Lit a Candle in Newgate
In 1817, Elizabeth Fry walked through the iron gates of Newgate Prison in London, a place so wretched that even the guards warned her not...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 5:13-20.
In 1817, Elizabeth Fry walked through the iron gates of Newgate Prison in London, a place so wretched that even the guards warned her not to enter. Three hundred women and their children were crammed into two rooms, sleeping on bare stone, fighting over scraps. The stench alone kept most visitors away. Parliament had long since looked the other direction.…
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