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#OTD 1381 John Ball's sermon at Blackheath after Peasant's Revolt: "When Adam delved & Eve span Who was then the gentleman?From the beginning all men by nature were created alike, & our bondage or servitude came in by the unjust oppression of naughty men."

D. #OTD 1877 Caroline Norton, social reformer, poet & author, campaigned for the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 & the Married Women’s Property Act 1870. Lines from her “Voices from the Factories” (1836):

D. #OTD 1953 Margaret Bondfield CH PC, rose from humble origins, with limited formal education. Started work as an embroidress & shop assistant & became first woman: 1) to chair TUC General Council 2) to be a cabinet minister, & 3) a Privy Councillor.

B. #OTD 1873 Alfred Salter, doctor & MP.  A Christian, pacifist & Quaker, he worked with wife Ada to alleviate effects of poverty in working class Bermondsey, offering services free to those who could not pay. MP for Bermondsey 1922-3 & 1924-45.

D. #OTD 1752 Joseph Butler, Bp Bristol, then Durham. He played a major part in developing C18th economic discourse, influencing the Dean of Gloucester & political economist Dean Josiah Tucker.

D. #OTD 1791 Selina Hastings Countess of Huntingdon, tireless & influential leader & benefactor of the Methodist movement in 1700s Britain. She thanked God for the “m” in “not many were of noble birth”. (1 Cor 1:26)

D. #OTD 1913 Samuel Augustus Barnett, clergyman & social reformer, particularly associated with establishment of 1st university settlement, Toynbee Hall, E. London in 1884, where richer students could live alongside, learn about & contribute to the welfare of much poorer people.

B. #OTD 1571 Thomas Mun, merchant & key figure in history of economic theory, he saw foreign trade as best way to increase wealth of a nation: “…a sophisticated thinker … become a hugely important part of the history of economic theory.” (Wikipedia)

D. #OTD 1813 Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, PC. As a naval officer, he saw the horrors of the slave trade. Motivated by his evangelical faith, he became committed to the abolitionist cause, encouraging Wilberforce & others.

B. #OTD 1869 Christopher Addison, Dr & politician, Minister for Health who was significant in both post war governments. He promoted National Insurance in 1911 & started first publicly funded local authority housing in 1919.

D. #OTD 1804 William Savery an American Quaker, preacher, abolitionist & defender of the rights of Native Americans. On a visit to UK in 1798, he inspired Elizabeth Fry to press ahead with her welfare and prison reform work.

B. #OTD 1819 Sir Charles Reed, MP & philanthropist, who worked for social & educational improvement in London. An active member of the London Missionary Society & the British and Foreign Bible Society.

B. #OTD 1848 Catherine Gurney OBE, activist in temperance movement, who established police convalescent homes, orphanages & schools. She formed the International Christian Police Association in 1883. Christian Police Association UK