Who is Rachel Bodwin from A Dangerous Fortune and what is their importance?

Rachel is a young single woman in London who takes a fancy to Edward but has Augusta standing in the way. After a number of years, she becomes prominent in the women's rights movements. She and her family hang on to the Pilasters socially. She marries Micky Miranda and remains with him until she returns to her parents. Micky refuses to divorce Rachel, who opens a hospital for women with her father managing the finances. She has an affair with Dan Robinson that lasts for more than ten years and lives with Maisie and Dan at Maisie's house. After Micky's death, Rachel marries Dan.