Saving the Children of Shoreditch: Lady Cynthia Colville and needy families in East London, c.1900-1960

Bradley, Kate (2017) Saving the Children of Shoreditch: Lady Cynthia Colville and needy families in East London, c.1900-1960. Law, Crime and History, 7 (1). pp. 145-163. ISSN 2045-9238. (Full text available)

Abstract

This article approaches the question of the ‘child at risk’ through the case of an elite individual who became involved in infant welfare and the juvenile courts: Lady Cynthia Colville. Colville entered into voluntary social work as an activity ‘appropriate’ for a woman of her standing. With her appointment as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary, the already very well-connected Colville had unrivalled access to the Royal Household for promoting the interests of her charities. The case of Colville provides a point of intersection for the historiographies on gender, class, welfare, and crime, and fresh insight into the relationship between ‘innovation’ in social work and the established social order.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled keywords:	social work, juvenile delinquency, infant welfare, England, London, Shoreditch, social reform, class, elites, voluntary work, families, children and young people, royal family
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV27 Philanthropists H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV9069 Delinquency studies
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Medway
Depositing User:	Kate Bradley
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2016 20:15 UTC
Last Modified:	19 Jul 2017 13:49 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/58881 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Bradley, Kate:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-4014