Geraldine Southall Cadbury | |
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 Geraldine Cadbury by Thomas Bowman Garvie | |
| Born | Geraldine Southall 29 June 1864 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 30 January 1941 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Quaker school, The Mount, York |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and reformer |
| Spouse | Barrow Cadbury |
| Children | 3 |
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Dame Geraldine Cadbury, DBE (née Southall; 29 June 1864 – 30 January 1941)[1] was a British Quaker, author, social and penal reformer. Geraldine was one of the first women in Birmingham to become a magistrate. From 1923, she chaired the justices’ panel in the Children's Court of Birmingham. In the 1930s she assumed prominent positions on several Home Office Committees and International Associations.[1]
- ^ a b Roberts, Sian (2013). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Cadbury, Dame Geraldine Southall: Oxford University Press.