Lady Rebecca was a leader in the Suffragettes. Living the normal life of the coddled upper class lady, she would never have known the horrors of being poor in the Victorian era if not for being thrown into prison. She protested for women's votes by joining every sit-down strike and even chained herself to the Houses of Parliament's railings. Eventually the police lost patience with her and carted her off to jail.
   In prison she was horror stricken by what she saw and she believed even more strongly that changes would only come if women got the vote. However, she was not strong and prison had taken its toll, so afterward she had to return to the family seat in Northumberland. There she realized that poverty was even worse in the North East. She worked long hours among the destitute women of Newcastle but still had to see those she could not save thrown into unmarked graves.
   So many died that the Pauper's Yard, amongst the murderers and suicides, was their only place for burial. This tore at her heart and she determined to change things. She swore that as long as they had land enough, her family would give these poor souls a peaceful resting place. Set at the edge of the forest, the family seat became known locally as Graveswood Manor.