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The cotton girl : Quarry Bank Mill and the plight of Hannah Greg

In 1789 Hannah Lightbody, an intelligent young woman of means, married Samuel Greg and found herself at the centre of his cotton empire. Struggling to apply herself to household management, Hannah instead turned her attention to the well-being of the cotton mill workers under her husband's control. This is her story

Print Book, English, 2013
History, Stroud, 2013