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October 22, 1956
Hannah Mitchell, English activist (born 1872)

Hannah Mitchell
Hannah Mitchell was an English suffragette and socialist. Born into a poor farming family in Derbyshire, Mitchell left home at a young age to work as a seamstress in Bolton, where she became involved in the socialist movement. She worked for many years in organisations related to socialism, women's suffrage and pacifism. After World War I she was elected to Manchester City Council and worked as a magistrate, before later working for Labour Party leader, Keir Hardie.
October 22
October 22 is the 295th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 70 days remain until the end of the year.