Hackney Society is planning to set up its own plaque scheme as our recent applications for women featured in our publication Women from Hackney History were turned down by English Heritage as not being famous enough. The scheme will start with plaques for under represented groups, initially women from our publications.
The idea would be to crowdfund at least part of the cost of each, and to have a public unveiling involving Hackney Society members and local dignitaries.
Potential sites are as follows.
Edith Watson -First female police officer and suffragette – on former Hackney Workhouse site on Kenworthy Road
Clara Ludski – Founder of the Rio Cinema – on Rio Cinema
Andrea Enisuoh – Community Activist and Journalist – on The Adiaha Antigha Centre, 24-30 Dalston Lane
If you’d like to know more or get involved in any way please get in touch!
Janet Chapman
Chair, Hackney Society
Founder, Hackney History Festival
https://hackneyhistoryfestival.org/
