What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The workplace of Annie Kenney of Springhead 1879-1953 Leading suffragette, first to be imprisoned for direct action, with Christabel Pankhurst, 1905. Women gained the full vote in 1928 Recorded plaque organisation: Oldham Council.
Annie Kenney was a leading figure in the British women's suffrage movement and the first suffragette to be arrested for her activism, playing a crucial role in the fight for women's right to vote.
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