Hetty Bower

ABOUT HETTY BOWER

Political activist who operated a hostel for Czechoslovakian refugees during World War II and later became a key figure in the establishment of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

When she was seventeen years old, she became a member of the Labour Party and quickly became involved in the 1926 General Strike and in the 1936 Battle of Cable Street.

She was close with one-time Labour Party leader Ed Miliband .

Her sister, Cissie Rimel, convinced her to run for office.

She and author Carmen Rodriguez were fellow political activists.