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Joy to the world: Priscilla Alderson on how to protect children from mental distress
‘Quaker silence helps them to care for their inner and outer worlds.’ -
Blue plaque for Hilda Cashmore
Described by the Bristol Civic Society as ‘a remarkable feminist and social reformer’, Hilda Cashmore helped found the ‘university settlement’, where the poor could access a range of services. -
Thought for the week: Abigail Maxwell hopes so
‘Hope has always required faith.’ -
Retreat and go on: Bob Johnson on William Tuke
‘Those Parkhurst prisoners taught me that we are all born lovable, sociable and nonviolent.’