Leah Manning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leah Manning

British politician, humanitarian, social activist

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1886

Place of Birth: Droitwich Spa, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1977

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dame Elizabeth Leah Manning DBE (née Perrett; 14 April 1886 – 15 September 1977) was a British educationalist, social reformer, and Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1930s and 1940s.
She organised the evacuation of orphaned or at risk Basque children during the Spanish Civil War.Her parents emigrated to the United States when she was 14, but decided that she (alone among her siblings) should remain in Britain, and she was looked after by her maternal grandparents, who were Methodists.