Janet Harvey Kelman

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.

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 1926, Kelman was appointed director of the newly opened YWCA training school for leaders in social and religious work, in Selly Oak, Birmingham.