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Eglantyne Jebb - Founder of Save The Children

It was an honor to have collaborated with Save the Children International to celebrate their founder for International Womens Month.


The Woman Who Started Save the Children

Eglantyne Jebb – the woman who founded Save the Children over 100 years ago in 1919 – was one of the world’s most influential champions of children’s rights. It began when Jebb saw something she knew wasn’t right. She saw photos in a newspaper – exploitative, tragic photos showing children starving because Allied troops’ blockades wouldn’t let supplies through to Germany and Austria.

Visit their site to learn more: savethechildren.org