A Lady of Cotton : Hannah Greg, Mistress of Quarry Bank Mill (9780752490083)

In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. It was a man's world, in which women like Hannah were barred from politics, had few rights and were expected to be little more than good, dutiful wives.
Struggling to apply herself to household management, Hannah instead turned her attention to the well-being of the cotton mill workers under her husband's control. Over the next four decades she fought to improve the education, health and welfare of cotton girls and pauper apprentices at the mill. Her legacy helped turn the north-west into the pioneering heart of reform in Britain. Here, the story of Hannah's remarkable life is told for the first time.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 280 pages
• Dimensions 125 x 198 x 17.78mm | 299.37g
• Publication date 18 Mar 2013
• Publisher The History Press Ltd
• Publication City/Country Stroud, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 10 Illustrations, black and white; 8 Plates, black and white
• ISBN10 0752490087
• ISBN13 9780752490083
• Bestsellers rank 672,120

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