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Gladys Maccabe, artist and writer, kept her studio at 17 Stranmillis Road and became the first president of the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957. She lived a full century, painting and thinking through every year until 2018. The blue plaque marks the room where she made that life visible.

This blue commemorative plaque records: Gladys Maccabe 1918-2018 Artist Writer, Critic First Persident, 1957 Ulster Society of Women Artists had her studio here Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.

Gladys Maccabe was a notable artist, writer, and critic who served as the first president of the Ulster Society of Women Artists in 1957, significantly contributing to the arts in Northern Ireland.

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