Janet Harvey Kelman
Janet Harvey Kelman (18 April 1873 – 15 November 1957) was a Scottish writer and illustrator. She was also director of a YWCA training college in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
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Janet Harvey Kelman
Kelman, Janet Harvey. · Public domain
- Name
- Janet Harvey Kelman
- Born
- 18 April 1873
- Birthplace
- Leith, Scotland
- Died
- 15 November 1957
- Occupation
- writer, Illustrator, educator
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known for
- Butterflies and moths and shown to the children
- Languages
- English
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Janet Harvey Kelman (18 April 1873 – 15 November 1957) was a Scottish writer and illustrator. She was also director of a YWCA training college in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
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• Name — Janet Harvey Kelman • Born — 18 April 1873 • Birthplace — Leith, Scotland • Died — 15 November 1957 • Resting Place — Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland • Occupation — writer, Illustrator, educator
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Janet Harvey Kelman was born in Leith, Scotland, on 18 April 1873, the daughter of Margaret Harper Urquhart and John Kelman, a reverend. Her brother, John Kelman, became a United Free Church of Scotland minister, and a published writer. In 1923, Kelman published Labour in India: A Study of the Conditions of Indian Women in Modern Industry. The work was based on sixteen months Kelman spent in India, funded by a research fellowship from Selly Oak Colleges. In 1926, Kelman was appointed director of the newly opened YWCA training school for leaders in social and religious work, in Selly Oak, Birmingham. As well as works on natural history, Kelman published books on Christianity. Janet Harvey Kelman died on 15 November 1957, and was buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.
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- 1.Training for the Y.W.C.A. The Advertiser. 19. 13 April 1926.
- 2.Janet Harvey Kelman Historical SciArt. 2023-06-28.
- 3.Kelman, Janet Harvey. Labour in India: A Study of the Cconditions of Indian Women in Modern Industry. London: G. Allen & Unwin; New York: G.H. Doran. 1923.
- 4.Deaths. Birmingham Daily Post. 6. 18 November 1957.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Stories from Chaucer: Told to the Children (London, 1906)
- The Story of Chalmers of New Guinea (London, 1906)
- The Sea-shore: Shown to the Children (London, 1907)
- Butterflies and Moths: Shown to the Children (London & Edinburgh, 1909)
- Flowers: Shown to the Children (London, 1910)
- Trees: Shown to the Children (London, c. 1910)
- Labour in India: A Study of the Conditions of Indian Women in Modern Industry (London & New York, 1923)
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