Isabella Ford blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Isabella Ford. Lived here1865-1922. She founded the Leeds Tailoresses Union and gained a national reputation as a trade union organiser. She spoke widely on socialism and women's suffrage. During the First World War, her Quaker background led to her campaign fervently for peace and disarmament. 1855-1924. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Isabella Ford was a prominent trade union organizer who founded the Leeds Tailoresses Union and advocated for socialism and women's suffrage; she is remembered for her significant contributions to labor rights and peace activism during the First World War.