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Mary Burton blue plaque

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Mary Burton blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Burton 1819-1909 Educational and social reformer. Won groundbreaking rights for women to attend the Watt Institution and School of Arts in 1869. First female Governor of Heriot-Watt College. Recorded plaque organisation: Heriot-Watt University.

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