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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
      Published 18 March 2013
      ISBN-13 9780752490083
      978-0752490083
      ISBN-10 0752490087
      Also in:
      Biography Biography: adventurers and explorers History Industrialisation and industrial history Social and cultural 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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