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“Jane, who became Lady Franklin within months of her wedding day, was an independent and uncompromising woman who spoke her mind freely and was not afraid to challenge authority. She was also manipulative, calculating and a doggedly determined character.”
“Lady Franklin, a distraught figure who generated huge public sympathy, lobbied ministers, the Admiralty, influential men on the Arctic Council such as Ross and just about anyone who would listen.”
“Jane Franklin had invested around £35,000 (£1,400,000 today) of her own and her supporters’ money in the quest to find her husband.”
Excerpts from “Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?” by Michael Smith
