▁born ▁in ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁in ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton , ▁Oxford shire ▁to ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁family ▁of ▁Est her ▁At kins ▁( née ▁Mill ard ) ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Samuel , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁She ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁being ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ' ▁A ck worth ▁School ▁in ▁West ▁York shire ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁she ▁married ▁a ▁fellow ▁pup il ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁Henry ▁Richard son , ▁a ▁gro cer ▁of ▁Qu aker ▁stock , ▁and ▁settled ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁New castle . ▁Child less , ▁both ▁purs ued ▁social ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁not ably ▁the ▁prom ul g ation ▁of ▁religion , ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁poor , ▁abol ition , ▁temper ance ▁and ▁peace ▁campaign ing . ▁▁ ▁Both ▁Rich ards ons ▁attended ▁the ▁International ▁Peace ▁Congress ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁and ▁Anna ▁worked ▁to ▁further ▁Eli hu ▁Bur ritt ' s ▁League ▁of ▁Universal ▁Bro ther hood ▁by ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁O live ▁Le af ▁peace ▁groups ; ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁she ▁edited ▁a ▁magazine ▁aim ed ▁at ▁children , ▁The ▁O live ▁Le af . ▁ ▁Richard son ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁produce ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁which ▁encourag ed ▁a ▁boy