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Jessica Mitford was an English author known for her critical analysis of the middle class. Her work spanned a variety of subjects, including social commentary, history, and biography. Born on September 11, 1917, she passed away on July 22, 1996.

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“In childbirth, as in other human endeavors, fashions start with the rich, are then adopted by the aspirant middle class with an assist from the ever-watchful media, and may or may not eventually filter down to the poor.”

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Author:Jessica Mitford

“the whole point of muck-raking, apart from all the jokes, is to try to do something about what you've been writing about. You may not be able to change the world but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”

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Author:Jessica Mitford

“The character and mentality of the keepers may be of more importance in understanding prisons than the character and mentality of the kept.”

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Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”

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Author:Jessica Mitford

About the Author

Born: September 11, 1917
Died: July 22, 1996
Known for: Author
Quotes: 28

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Kind and usual punishment: the prison businessRelated source material

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Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of MuckrakingRelated source material

The American Way of Death RevisitedRelated source material

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