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Princess Sophia Alexandrovna Duleep Singh (/ s ə ˈ f aɪ. ə / sə-FY-ə; [1] 8 August 1876 – 22 August 1948) was a prominent suffragette in the United Kingdom. Her father was Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh , who had lost his Sikh Empire to the Punjab Province of British India and was subsequently exiled to England.
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragette and daughter of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, was President of the Committee tasked with providing flower decorations at the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens. "The March of the Women" was the anthem of the women's suffrage movement. [6]
Edvard Benes blue plaque, 26 Gwendolen Avenue, Putney This list of blue plaques is an annotated list of people or events in the United Kingdom that have been commemorated by blue plaques. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings to commemorate either a famous person who lived or worked in the building (or site) or an event that occurred ...
This is a complete list of the 192 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. At inception in 1876 the scheme was originally administered by the Royal Society of Arts , being taken over by the London County Council (LCC) in 1901.
A blue plaque was erected to commemorate the former residence of Charles Bradlaugh at 29 Turner Street, Limehouse by London County Council in 1961. [32] The street was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for Mile End Park and, since no suitable alternative former residence exists, the plaque has not been rehung. [33] Robert Browning 1812-1889
A blue plaque was unveiled in her honour at 36 King Edward Road, Tynemouth, her home from 1902 to 1936 on 8 March 2022, with members of her family in attendance. [15] The house was originally built for Norah Balls's family and named Deneside. [4] [15] [23] [24]
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Margaret Elizabeth Cousins (née Gillespie, also known as Gretta Cousins; 7 November 1878 – 11 March 1954) was an Irish-Indian educationist, suffragist and Theosophist, who established All India Women's Conference (AIWC) in 1927. [1]