Janet Harvey Kelman
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Janet Harvey Kelman (18 April 1873 – 15 November 1957) was a Scottish writer and illustrator. She was also director of a YWCA training college in Selly Oak, Birmingham.[1][2]
Janet Harvey Kelman was born in Leith, Scotland, on 18 April 1873, the daughter of Margaret Harper Urquhart and John Kelman, a reverend. Her brother, John Kelman, became a United Free Church of Scotland minister, and a published writer.[2]
In 1923, Kelman published Labour in India: A Study of the Conditions of Indian Women in Modern Industry. The work was based on sixteen months Kelman spent in India, funded by a research fellowship from Selly Oak Colleges.[2][3]
In 1926, Kelman was appointed director of the newly opened YWCA training school for leaders in social and religious work, in Selly Oak, Birmingham.[1]
As well as works on natural history, Kelman published books on Christianity.[2]
Janet Harvey Kelman died on 15 November 1957, and was buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.[4]
