19 May 1919: Eglantyne and her sister Dorothy launched Save the Children at the Royal Albert Hall, London, which was packed to overflowing.

To inquire about inviting Clare to speak at your event, please email: info.claremulley@btinternet.com

 

Forthcoming Events

 

2010


4 March, 9.10am

Interview on the Dave Monk Show, BBC Radio Essex

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4 March, 4-6pm

World Book Day celebration, 10 Downing Street

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10 March, 5-7pm

Save the Children 'Mary's Living and Giving Shop', Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Paperback launch in Scotland

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12 March, 11am

Old Palace Yard, London (Opposite Parliament)

'A Minute for Mothers', Save the Children advocacy event

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12 March, 6.30pm

The Wisewords Literary Festival, The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1

Paperback Launch

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14 March, 1.30pm

The Kempsford Literary Festival

'Women in History: A Force to be Reckoned With' with Susan Ronald, David Waller and Alex von Tunzelmann

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20 March, 1-3pm

Waterstones, St Albans

'Meet the author' book-signing

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24 March, 7.30pm

Cambridge Central Library

'Imagining Eglantyne: Writing the life of Eglantyne Jebb'

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27 March, 10-12 midday

Waterstones, Bishop Stortford

'Meet the author' book-signing

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31 March, 8pm

Essex Literary Festival, Chelmsford Library

'Women in History: A Force to be Reckoned With' with Alison Weir, David Waller and Carol Dyhouse

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4 May, 7.30pm 

Cambridge Writers, Hartington Grove Friends Meeting House, Cambridge

'Imagining Eglantyne: writing the life of Eglantyne Jebb'

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16 May, 12.00

Save the Children lunch event, Malton, Yorkshire

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25 May, 7pm

The Arts Bar, Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London

'Love in History', with Alec Russell and Anthony Sattin

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24 June, 12 midday

Save the Children annual summer luncheon, West Lancs Golf Club, Crosby

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17 July, 1.30pm

Save the Children, annual summer luncheon, Morpeth, Newcastle


29 July

The 7th Biennial International Auto/Biography Association Conference at the University of Sussex

'Navigating constituencies of charitable support: writing the life of Eglantyne Jebb, Founder of Save the Children'


26 September, 7pm

Sevenoaks Library, Kent

'Women in History' with Carol Dyhouse and Anthony Sattin


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6 October, 10.30am

Save the Children event, Greenmount College, Antrim, Northern Ireland

'Imagining Eglantyne: Writing the life of Eglantyne Jebb'


26 October, 12.30pm

Save the Children event, Morley, Leeds

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28 October, 7pm

Sevenoaks Library event, details tbc

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Past Events

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2010 

- Save the Children, Derby

- Newman Society, London Oratory School, Fulham

- Women's Institute, Oxfordshire 

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2009

Literary and History Festivals

- The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

- The Cambridge Wordfest

- The Edinburgh International Book Festival, with Mark Bostridge

The London Literature Festival, with Alexander Masters

- The St Albans Festival, with Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood

- The Wimbledon Book Fest

- The Saffron Walden Literary Festival, with Jojo Moyes, and in conversation with Diana Athill

- The Wellington Literary Festival, Shropshire

- The Mere Literary Festival, with Kate Williams and Adrian Tinniswood

- The London History Festival, with Alison Weir, Sarah Gristwood and David Waller

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Radio

- 'Women's Hour' with Jenni Murray, BBC Radio 4

- 'Good Morning Sunday' with Aled Jones, BBC Radio 2

- The Sadie Nine show, BBC Radio Essex

- The Jo Thoenes show, BBC Radio Oxford

- The Montcrieff Show with Sean Montcrieff, Newstalk Radio, Ireland

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Other talks and events

- Waterstones bookshops events: Nottinghill with Alex von Tunzelmann and Susan Ronald, Bury St Edmunds, and Bishop Stortford.

- Library talks: Ealing with Alex von Tunzelmann and Jad Adams, and Bishop Stortford.

- 15 Save the Children events across the country.

- Private events ranging from Home House private members' club, and The Royal Opera Arcade Christmas Fayre, both in London, to the Saffron Walden Historical Society. Also school events, and private literary lunches.

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2007-2008

  • - Saffron Screen Cinema, Saffron Walden: 'A Real Double Duchess: Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire on page and screen' 

- Saffron Walden Literary Festival, chairing Claire Tomalin

- The Woman Who Saved the Children wins the Daily Mail Biographers Club Prize

- Institute for Historical Research annual conference, London: 'Baby on Board: The impact of thehistorical development of distinct children's human rights on generational identities and relationships'

- Social History Society annual conference, Exeter: 'Affection or Affectation? The Role and Rhetoric of Maternalism in the development of Women's Social Action in Victorian Britain'

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