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Council to honour women's rights activist with blue plaque

Wed, 29 Aug 2018

Douglas Borough Council will honour the life and work of a women's suffrage activist with a blue plaque.

Sophia Goulden, the mother of British suffragette movement leader Emmeline Pankhurst, was born in Lonan and owned a home in Douglas, where she and husband lived after they retired.

The Council will unveil a blue plaque at her former home at 9 Strathallan Crescent on September 14th at 1pm.

The plaque will be unveiled by the Mayor after a short ceremony, which the public is invited to attend.

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