Description: Subtitled “The story of the Penzance Preventative and Rescue Society and Penwith Association for Girls’ Welfare, 1908-2004”, the author writes in her introduction “I was invited… to take a look at the seven box files of records covering all 11 decades stored in Morrab Library… I found a treasure trove. What these records reveal is hundreds of dramas and occasional tragedies in the lives of young women, and how the PPRS was able to make a positive difference. In addition, moral and social questions were raised which still trouble us today, such as the lack of suitable jobs, inadequate training, low wages, unwanted babies, cruelty to children and problems with adoption and fostering.”

Title:  Women to the rescue: A Penzance refuge for girls in trouble

Author:  Jenny Dearlove

Publisher:  The Hypatia Trust

ISBN: 978-1-8722297-6-8

Pages: 109 pages, illustrated (some coloured), bibliography, index.

Size:  24cm x 16 cm x 1cm

Weight:  0.31kg

Price:  £10.99