▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁H arrow ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁peace ▁campaign er ▁on ▁the ▁hard ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Camp aign ▁Group ▁but ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁Tony ▁B enn ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁challenge ▁Neil ▁Kin no ck ▁for ▁the ▁leadership . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁femin ist ▁left ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁expand ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁MP s ▁that ▁supported ▁the ▁anti - p orn ography ▁position . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁pro - choice ▁campaign er . ▁ ▁Richard son ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁for ▁Civil ▁Libert ies , ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Pa ed oph ile ▁Information ▁Exchange ▁( PI E ), ▁a ▁pro - pa ed oph ile ▁activ ist ▁group , ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁N CC L . ▁Richard son ▁wrote ▁to ▁P IE ▁journal ▁Child hood ▁Rights , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁supported ▁their ▁campaign ▁against ▁corpor al ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁She ▁co - author ed ▁the ▁pam ph lets ▁" Ke ep ▁Left " ▁( 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁" Ke eping ▁Left " ▁( 1 9 5 0 ) ▁with ▁Dick ▁Cross man ,