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LSE buildings renamed after suffrage campaigners

Erection date: 23/11/2018

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To commemorate 100 years since the first success of the fight for votes for women, these buildings were renamed in honour of leading suffrage campaigners Emmeline Pankhurst, Millicent Fawcett and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, on 23 November 2018 by HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO.

The renaming, reported by , was to celebrate 100 years since women gained the vote, and describes how central this area was to the sufragette movement.

Site: LSE suffragettes (2 memorials)

WC2, Clements Inn, Pethick-Lawrence House, LSE

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Suffragettes

The wonderful Spitalfields Life published a map on the East End Suffragette a...

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Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Intellectual, political leader, activist and writer. Born Suffolk and brought...

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Born Lancashire. Mother of Christabel, Sylvia, Henry (known as Frank, died ag...

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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

Suffragette. Born Bristol. Married Frederick. A happy marriage they shared th...

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Countess of Wessex, Sophie

Born Oxford as Sophie Rhys-Jones. Worked in PR. Married Prince Edward in 1999.

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Suffragettes - WC2 - new building

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