Eglantyne Jebb | |
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 Jebb in 1920 | |
| Born | 25 August 1876 Ellesmere, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 17 December 1928 (aged 52) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Founder of Save the Children (1919), drafter of Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1924) |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Jebb and Eglantyne Louisa Jebb |
| Relatives | Louisa Wilkins (sister); Dorothy Frances Jebb (sister) |
Eglantyne Jebb (25 August 1876 – 17 December 1928) was a British social reformer who founded the Save the Children organisation at the end of World War I to relieve the effects of famine in Austria-Hungary and Germany. She drafted the document that became the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.[1]
- ^ Mulley, Clare. (2009). The woman who saved the children : a biography of Eglantyne Jebb founder of Save the Children. Oxford: Oneworld. ISBN 9781851686575. OCLC 271080917.