Mrs Meredith and the Convict Laundries of Vauxhall and Stockwell

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Out of the shadows by Naomi Clifford
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Cost: Free Neighbourhood: Kennington

Join historian Naomi Clifford to discuss the work of 19th-century societies for the aid of discharged women prisoners. Naomi’s latest book, Out of the Shadows, is a compilation of essays on women whose stories have been underexposed and here she talks in particular about the fascinating work of Susanna Meredith, who established steam laundries in Vauxhall and Stockwell to employ women convicts.

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180 South Lambeth Road
London
SW8 1QP
United Kingdom

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Contact name: Pauline Edole
Contact job title: Library Manager
Contact phone: 020 7926 0710
Enquiries email: southlambethlibrary@lambeth.gov.uk