This International Women's Day, a remarkable Preston woman who fought strongly for women's rights was commemorated with a blue plaque in Winckley Square Gardens IWD2023
In the afternoon , Preston Mayor, Cllr Neil Darby, was surrounded by spectators at the front of the building during a countdown for the unveiling of the plaque commissioned by the Friends of Winckley Square.
“It’s good that we are addressing the imbalance, we’ve had Avice Pimblett last year and today we’ve got Beatrice Todd.”After the plaque was unveiled, people went inside the building to catch sight of the ‘Women of Winckley Square’ exhibition, which held informational poster boards of the remarkable women of Preston including Beatrice Todd and Edith Rigby., how the business reached out to Patricia from PHS, in order to learn more about Winckley Square and the building’s heritage.
“Everyone who has come today, all external guests, they can relish Beatrice Todd’s achievements with us. It is a very proud moment to have the plaque on the building.”
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