Hetty Bower

Hetty Bower

出生 : 1905-09-28, Dalston, London, England, UK

死亡 : 2013-11-12

略歴

Hetty Bower was a British political activist and suffragette, known for devoting her life to political campaigning since the early 1920s. At the age of 108, Hetty Bower was the oldest member of Humanists UK when she died, and also the UK’s longest-standing political activist, having begun her campaigning in the early 1920s. Hetty participated in the 1926 General Strike and the Battle of Cable Street in 1936. During the Second World War, she ran a refugee hostel for Czechoslovakians. She was a founding member of the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament, and a veteran of many other progressive causes.

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Hetty Bower

参加作品

London: The Modern Babylon
Self - Interviewee
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
The Time of Their Lives
Herself
While residing at a home for the elderly, political activist Hetty, age 102, prepares to participate in a peace march, novelist Alison, 87, works on her seventh book and former journalist Rose, 101, becomes the world's oldest newspaper columnist. In this engaging documentary, these fascinating women discuss their remarkable lives, impressive accomplishments and continuing efforts to make a difference.