
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Agnes Archer Evans (nee Kilgour) 1851-1924 Pioneering teacher of girls education, along with Anna Chrysogon Beale, at Belmont House School 1882 - 1893. Founding member & treasurer of the Leicester and Leicestershire Women's Suffrage Society in 1887. Recorded plaque organisation: Leicester City Council.
Agnes Archer Evans was a pioneering educator for girls and a key figure in the women's suffrage movement, serving as a founding member and treasurer of the Leicester and Leicestershire Women's Suffrage Society. Her work at Belmont House School from 1882 to 1893 helped advance educational opportunities for women.
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