Bessie Braddock
Elizabeth Margaret Bessie Braddock was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Liverpool Exchange division from 1945 to 1970. She was a member of Liverpool County Borough Council from 1930 to 1961. Although she never held office in government, she won a national reputation for her forthright campaigns in connection with housing, public health and other social issues.
Elizabeth Bamber was born on 24160September 1899 atZante Street, Liverpool, the eldest daughter of Hugh Bamber, a bookbinder, and his wife Mary, ne Little. Mary had come to Liverpool as a child when her father, a welltodo Edinburgh lawyer, abandoned his family after his descent into alcoholism and poverty. Liverpool in the late 19th century suffered extremes of poverty, and had the highest infant mortality rate in the country. Mary became a trade union organiser and campaigner against poverty, and established a reputation as an outstanding platform speaker. She was the dominant early influence on her daughter Elizabeth, who formed a lifelong determination to represent and fight for the disadvantaged.
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