Garnett was born in
Otley in 1839. Her father conducted a service as
Vicar of
Otley for the men killed building the
Bramhope Tunnel. Garnett married a clergyman but within a year she was a widow. The mission was founded in 1877 and Garnett was the force within it. That year she published
Little Rainbow The Navvy Mission Society merged with the
Christian Social Union in 1919 to form the
Industrial Christian Fellowship, which continued to develop issues of social justice and business ethics. Garnett died in
Croydon in 1921. Five years later a memorial was erected to her in
Ripon Cathedral. ==Works==