Leonora Cohen blue plaque
Overview
Leonora Cohen blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Leeds. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Leonora Cohen JP OBE Leading suffragette famous for smashing a showcase in the Jewel House at the Tower of London and for her hunger strike at Armley Gaol in 1913 Lived here 1923-36 1873-1978
Why it was made
The saved source records: Leonora Cohen JP OBE Leading suffragette famous for smashing a showcase in the Jewel House at the Tower of London and for her hunger strike at Armley Gaol in 1913 Lived here 1923-36 1873-1978
People and events
The saved source records: Leonora Cohen JP OBE Leading suffragette famous for smashing a showcase in the Jewel House at the Tower of London and for her hunger strike at Armley Gaol in 1913 Lived here 1923-36 1873-1978
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Leonora Cohen blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Leonora Cohen JP OBE Leading suffragette famous for smashing a showcase in the Jewel House at the Tower of London and for her hunger strike at Armley Gaol in 1913 Lived here 1923-36 1873-1978 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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