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(1821-1899) Scottish writer. Felicia Skene was a friend of Florence Nightengale (1820-1910). Her works include: "The Isles of Greece and Other Poems" (1843); "The Lesters" (1847); "Wayfaring Sketches" (1847); "The Inheritance of Evil" (1849);"The Divine Master" (1852); and other works.
Penitentiaries and Reformatories
Contemplate Felicia Skene's thoughts regarding women's prison reforms, published in 1865 in the form of this pamphlet.
Scenes from a Silent World
Felicia Skene continues her work for women's prison reform with the 1889 essay, "Scenes from a Silent World, or Prisons and Their Inmates."

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