- Margaret Bondfield
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wbondfield.htm
Served as secretary of the Women's Labour League and was also active in the Women's Co-operative Guild, which was campaigning for minimum wage legislation, an improvement in child welfare and action to lower the infant mortality rate. Became one of the first women to enter the House of Commons. She was elected as Labour MP for Northampton. (1873-1953)
- Margaret McMillan
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmcmillan.htm
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)
- Mary Gawthorpe
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgawthorpe.htm
Helped form a Leeds branch of the Nation Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. Became a full-time organizer of the Women's Social and Political Union in Leeds. Emigrated to New York and became involved in the trade union movement and eventually became a full-time official of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. (1881-1973)
- Philip Snowden
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REsnowden.htm
National chairman of the Independent Labour Party. Wrote about his views on Christian Socialism, the Temperance Movement and economics issues in The Socialist's Budget, Old Age Pensions, Socialism and the Drink Question, Socialism and Teetotalism, and the Living Wage. (1864-1937)
- Rachel McMillan
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WmcmillanR.htm
Christian Socialist who, with her sister Margaret, 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. (1859-1917)
- Robert Owen
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRowen.htm
Established four textile factories in New Lanark and was a strong advocate of factory reform. Formed a new community in New Harmony, Indiana based on his socialist ideas. Expressed his views in his journals, The Crisis and The New Moral World. Includes excerpts from various writings. (1771-1858)
- Selina Cooper
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wcooper.htm
Joined a branch of the Cotton Worker's Union and became involved in a trade union dispute. Supporter of women's suffrage and developed a national reputation for her passionate speeches in favor of women's rights. Elected to Independent Labour Party. Includes excerpts from various writings. (1864-1946)
- Sidney Reilly
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SSreilly.htm
Known as Georgi Rosenblum and was born in Russia in 1874. Spied on Germany and was considered to be Britain's most important secret agent before World War I. Involved in forging the Zinoviev letter, which contributed to the defeat of the Labour Party in the 1924 General Election. (1874-1925)
- Sidney Webb
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUwebbS.htm
Member of the Fabian Society. Sought an end to the laissez-faire and urged the government to play a more active role in regulating the economy. Influenced the development of the Welfare State. Drafted the 1902 Education Act and was a strong critic of the Poor Law system. (1859-1947)
- Stewart Headlam
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REheadlam.htm
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.
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