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In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. Over the next four decades she fought to improve the education, health and welfare of cotton girls and pauper apprentices at the mill.

A Lady of Cotton

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    Publisher: The History Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 18/03/2013
    ISBN13: 9780752490083, 978-0752490083
    ISBN10: 0752490087
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    Industrialisation and industrial history

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    Book Synopsis
    In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, a well-educated and intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire in the industrial heart of England. Over the next four decades she fought to improve the education, health and welfare of cotton girls and pauper apprentices at the mill.

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