Isabella Reaney

Isabella Emily Thomasa "Isabel" Reaney (née Edis; 15 July 1847 – 19 June 1929) was a British preacher, social activist and editor.

[4] She married another preacher the Reverend George Sale Reaney, of Wycliffe Chapel in Warrington on 4 March 1873.

In 1876 her husband became ill and the two then spent six years in Reading before moving to Stepney where George took over the meeting house.

[5] She was a campaigner for tramcar drivers in Stepney who worked long hours in poor conditions for low wages.

The following year she campaigned to other shareholders before the meeting and the defeat was closer and the company agreed to investigate the drivers hours.