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This blue commemorative plaque records: Ada Jane Summers MBE, JP (1861-1944) First woman councillor in Tameside and elected first Woman Mayor of Stalybridge in November 1919 A month later Mrs Summers was sworn in as a magistrate, becoming the first woman to adjudicate on an English Bench. In October 1920 she was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Boroughs' magisterial duties. Known locally as "The Lady Bountiful", Mrs Summers had many interested and was president of a variety of groups and societies. Her admirable work for the town gained her an MBE On May 31st 1939, the town council made her an honourable freeman on the Borough Recorded plaque organisation: Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
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Ada Jane Summers MBE JP was the first woman councillor in Tameside and the first female mayor of Stalybridge, breaking barriers for women in local government. She also became the first woman magistrate to adjudicate on an English Bench, significantly advancing women's roles in the judicial system.
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