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Hetty Bower

Hetty Bower

Born: September 28, 1905
Died: November 12, 2013
in Dalston, London, England, UK
Hetty Bower was a British political activist and suffragette, known for devoting her life to political campaigning since the early 1920s.

At the age of 108, Hetty Bower was the oldest member of Humanists UK when she died, and also the UK’s longest-standing political activist, having begun her campaigning in the early 1920s. Hetty participated in the 1926 General Strike and the Battle of Cable Street in 1936.

During the Second World War, she ran a refugee hostel for Czechoslovakians. She was a founding member of the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament, and a veteran of many other progressive causes.

Movies for Hetty Bower...

Title: Britain's Greatest Generation
Character: Herself
Released: May 8, 2015
Type: TV
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Documentary series that tells the stories of the extraordinary last survivors of the generation who fought or lived through World War II.
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London: The Modern Babylon
Title: London: The Modern Babylon
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: August 3, 2012
Type: Movie
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London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
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The Time of Their Lives
Title: The Time of Their Lives
Character: Herself
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
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While residing at a home for the elderly, political activist Hetty, age 102, prepares to participate in a peace march, novelist Alison, 87, works on her seventh book and former journalist Rose, 101, becomes the world's oldest newspaper columnist. In this engaging documentary, these fascinating women discuss their remarkable lives, impressive accomplishments and continuing efforts to make a difference.
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