Janet Harvey Kelman

Janet Harvey Kelman was a Scottish writer and illustrator. She was also director of a YWCA training college in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Life

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.
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.
In 1926, Kelman was appointed director of the newly opened YWCA training school for leaders in social and religious work, in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
As well as works on natural history, Kelman published books on Christianity.
Janet Harvey Kelman died on 15 November 1957, and was buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.