Annie Somers (1881 – 1 January 1954) was a

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political organiser. Born in

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, Somers attended

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, the

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, and Bedford College, before graduating from

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with a degree in Mental and Moral Science and Maths. Somers became a secondary school teacher in London in 1905, then from 1916 worked as an accountant. She became active in the National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers, and was elected to its council in 1920. She also became active in the Labour Party, and in 1921 was appointed as its full-time London Woman Organiser. She retired from the post in 1941. In her spare time, Somers was a supporter of women's suffrage, and a leading figure in the

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. She was also a member of the 1917 Club, and a governor of Birkbeck.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somers, Annie 1881 births 1954 deaths Alumni of Bedford College, London Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London English suffragists Trade unionists from Liverpool Labour Party (UK) officials People educated at North London Collegiate School