Podcasts History The English Heritage Podcast Episode 49 - The blue plaque women who changed the course of English history

Episode 49 - The blue plaque women who changed the course of English history

Published: March 5, 2020, 6 a.m.

March is Women\u2019s History Month and to celebrate, we\u2019re joined in the studio by English Heritage\u2019s Curatorial Director Anna Eavis, to discuss the stories of a selection of the inspirational women who are honoured with blue plaques at their former London homes.\n\nLearn about the lives and accomplishments of women\u2019s rights campaigners Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst, pioneering chemist Rosalind Franklin, journalist Martha Gelhorne and more \u2013 and discover how English Heritage are hoping to attract more female blue plaque nominations in future.\n\nTo find out more about the blue plaques scheme, go to https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/support-the-scheme/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices