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Millicent Garrett Fawcett blue plaque

Blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett 1847‒1929, suffrage pioneer. Celebrated gaining the first votes for women in this hall on 12th April 1918 Recorded plaque organisation: Littlehampton Community and History Society.
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was a prominent British feminist and political activist who played a crucial role in securing voting rights for women; she is remembered for her leadership of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and her persistent campaigning that contributed to women over 30 gaining the right to vote in 1918.

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