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Left-wing newspaper first published in 1925. Rapidly reached a circulation of 172,000 and provided an important source of news during the 1926 General Strike. Ceased publication in 1927.
Left-wing weekly newspaper first published in 1936. Mission was to recreate the Labour Party as a truly socialist organization.
Clergyman, novelist and poet active in the socalist movement of the late 1800's. Author of The Water Babies. Includes short biography and photo. (1810-1875)
Novelist, reformist and jurist. Helped form the Christian Socialist movement. Author of Tom Brown's Schooldays. Includes short biography and photo. (1822-1896)
Elected to House of Commons and campaigned for the reform of Parliament. Supported the women's suffrage movement, the payment of MPs and the abolition of the House of Lords. As a pacifist tried to organize a national strike against Britain's participation in the war. (1856-1915)
Ordained and appointed curate of St. John's Church in Drury Lane. Argued for a tax on land and the redistribution of wealth as a means of ending poverty. He also denounced wealth as robbery and inconsistent with Christianity. Became a leader in the Fabian Society.
Active in the Labour party during the early 1900s, helped form a branch of the Nation Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in Leeds. Was a pacifist and refused to support Britain's involvement in the First World War. Active member of the Women's Peace Crusade. (1880-1951).
Led a strike at Tilbury Dock; became involved in the London Dock Strike; one of England's leading socialists.
Christian Socialist who, with her sister Rachel, helped workers during the London Dock Strike. Concentrated on trying to improve the physical and intellectual welfare of children living in the slums and led campaigns for school lunch programs and clinics. Established a new college named in memory of her late sister to train nurses and teachers. (1860-1931)
Labour member of Parliament. Reformer who campaigned against poverty and for woman suffrage. A lifelong pacifist, he defended conscientious objectors during World War I. (1859-1940)
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