Dame Gillian Mary Millicent Wagner (née Graham; born 25 October 1927) is a British writer, philanthropist and social administrator, and formerly chair of the children’s charity Barnardo’s,[1] the Thomas Coram Foundation and the Carnegie Trust. She has published biographical and historical works, as well as reports on social care.[2][3]
Dame Gillian Wagner | |
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| Born | Gillian Mary Millicent Graham 25 October 1927 London, England |
| Occupation | Writer and philanthropist |
| Nationality | British |
Early life and education
editGillian Mary Millicent Graham was born in London in 1927,[4] the daughter of Major Henry Archibald Roger Graham and Hon. Margaret Beatrice Lopes. She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College and the University of Geneva, and later did a diploma in social administration at the London School of Economics, and subsequently a Ph.D., Dr Barnardo and the Charity Organisation Society: A reassessment of the Arbitration Case of 1877.[5]
Works and themes
editHer 1979 biography of Dr Barnardo was the ‘first frank account of [his] character and career,[6] and Thomas Coram, Gent. has been described as ‘a much-needed biography of this early pioneer of children’s charity.’[7] The exception to this is her most recent book, Miss Palmer’s Diary, a biography of her ancestor Ellen Palmer.
Publications
edit- The Camera and Dr Barnardo (with Valerie Lloyd) 1974, National Portrait Gallery Publications, ISBN 0904017125
- Barnardo, 1979, Littlehampton Book Services, ISBN 0297775618
- Children of the Empire, 1982, Littlehampton Book Services, ISBN 0297780476
- The Chocolate Conscience, 1987, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 070112475X
- Thomas Coram, Gent.: 1668–1751, 2015, Boydell Press, ISBN 9781783270606
- Miss Palmer’s Diary, 2017, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 1788310063
Reports
edit- A Positive Choice (Independent Review of Residential Care): A Guide to the Wagner Report 1988, National Institute for Social Work, ASIN B001NTUWO6
- Residential Care, Vol. 2: The Research Reviewed (with the National Institute for Social Care) 1988, Stationery Office Books, ISBN 0117010634
- Training for Social Care: Achieving Standards for the Undervalued Service, 1998, Policy Studies Institute, ISBN 1900909022
References
edit- ^ "Interview". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Residential care: a positive choice; report of the Independent Review of Residential Care - Social Care Online". www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Glickman, Gabriel (1 February 2006). "Thomas Coram, Gent, 1668–1751". The English Historical Review. CXXI (490): 314–315. doi:10.1093/ehr/cej080. ISSN 0013-8266.
- ^ Who's Who 2018. Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38448. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Barnardo and the Charity Organization Society". History Online. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Review". Medical History. 24 (1): 115. 1980. doi:10.2307/202997. JSTOR 202997. PMC 1082644. S2CID 31874073.
- ^ "Review" (PDF). The OAKTrust Digital Repository. Retrieved 16 November 2018.