Wikipedia (22 Feb 2013)
Hannah Mitchell (born Hannah Maria Webster; 1872–1956) was an English suffragette and socialist.rn Born into a poor farming family in Derbyshire, Mitchell left home at a rnyoung age to work as a seamstress in Bolton, where she became involved rnin the socialist movement. She worked for many years in organisations related to socialism, women's suffrage and pacifism. After the First World War she was elected to Manchester City Council and worked as a magistrate, before later working for Labour Party leader, Keir Hardie.