What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 7th April 1919 villagers elect first women to Thatcham Parish Council Mrs A. M. Ashman Mrs I. S. Pike Recorded plaque organisation: Thatcham Town Council.
Anna Munro Ashman and Isabella Pike were elected as the first women to serve on the Thatcham Parish Council in 1919, marking a significant step forward for women's participation in local government following the extension of voting rights.
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