Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry was a nurse, philanthropist, diarist, politician, suffragist and writer (1780–1845). She was born at Norwich and died at Ramsgate.

Also recorded as Betsy Gurney; Elizabeth Gurney; Mrs. Elizabeth Fry; Elizabeth Gurney Fry; Elizabeth Fry.

Overview

Born at Norwich in 1780, died at Ramsgate in 1845.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Betsy Gurney, Elizabeth Gurney, Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, Elizabeth Gurney Fry and Elizabeth Fry. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of John Gurney and Catherine Bell. She married Joseph Fry. 4 children are recorded: Katharine Fry, Louisa Fry, John Gurney Fry and William Storrs Fry.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1800 to 1980.

Letter, Elizabeth Fry to Rev. S. Marsden, 11 February 1820, held by State Library of New South Wales. Reasoning about Uncertainty. 200 Large Print Easy Sudoku Puzzles. Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry : Volume 2. Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry : Volume 1. Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry 2 Volume Set. Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry. Sharecropper, dated 1952, printed 1970, color linocut on cream japanese paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1992.182. And a Special Fear for My Loved Ones, from The Black Woman [formerly The Negro Woman] (published 1946-47), dated 1947, printed 1989, linocut in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.142.3. Civil Rights Congress, dated 1949, linocut on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.143. The Shoe Shop, dated c. 1911, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1939.393. Elizabeth Fry / [John Kent]., dated [1962], held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry / June Rose., dated 1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry. Reproduction of lithograph., held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry / by Janet Whitney., dated 1947, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry / by E.R. Pitman., dated 1889, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry. Engraving by J. C. Buttre., dated 1800-1899, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry / by Mrs. E.R. Pitman., dated 1884, held by Wellcome Collection. Elizabeth Fry. Colour photogravure after G. Richmond, 1843., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

State Library of New South Wales: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 74 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fry, Elizabeth (1780–1845), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Fry, Elizabeth, Religion Past and Present. Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry, 2011. Fry, Elizabeth (1780–1845), Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities, 2005. Social media use and perceptions of physical health, Heliyon, 2019. Supporting Women Exit Sex Work: A Contribution Analysis of the Exit Doors Here Integrated Care Program in Toronto, Canada, International Journal of Integrated Care, 2024. Le blanc et le noir : représentation antinomique de la mère, Voix Plurielles, 2014. “They’re not doing enough.”: women’s experiences with opioids and naloxone in Toronto, Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021. The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with cognitive training on EEG spectral power in adolescent boys with ADHD: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial, IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022. Generation of SARS-CoV-2 escape mutations by monoclonal antibody therapy, Nature Communications, 2023. Relationship, Accountability, Justice: A Conversation about Community-Engaged Research, Engaged Scholar Journal, 2018. Psychological interventions for people with psychotic experiences: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis, Systematic Reviews, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Edward MacDowell, his work and ideals (1910) — Internet Archive. EDWARD MACDOWELL HIS WORK AND IDEALS (1910) — Internet Archive. 200 Large Print Easy Sudoku Puzzles (2016) — Internet Archive. Edward MacDowell : his work and ideals (1910) — Internet Archive. Memoir of the life of Elizabeth Fry, with extracts from her journal and letters (1847) — Internet Archive. Edward MacDowell — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 31 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Work by Elizabeth Fry is recorded in the collections of State Library of New South Wales.

Chronology

  1. 1780Elizabeth Fry born at Norwich.
  2. 1845Elizabeth Fry died at Ramsgate.
  3. 1847Memoir of the life of Elizabeth Fry, with extracts from her journal and letters digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1910Edward MacDowell, his work and ideals digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1910EDWARD MACDOWELL HIS WORK AND IDEALS digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1910Edward MacDowell : his work and ideals digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2016200 Large Print Easy Sudoku Puzzles digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Elizabeth Fry”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q271477: Elizabeth Fry

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