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1780 – 1845Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845)Died 12 October 1845, aged 65Elizabeth Fry was an English Quaker prison reformer who campaigned for humane treatment of women prisoners, beginning at Newgate. She also worked for the homeless and founded a training school for nurses. From 2001 to 2016 her portrait appeared on the Bank of England five-pound note.