Eglantyne Jebb
British social reformer, founder of "Save the Children" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eglantyne Jebb (25 August 1876 – 17 December 1928) was a British social reformer who founded the Save the Children organisation at the end of the First World War 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]
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Eglantyne Jebb | |
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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), Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1924) |
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