LSE rename three buildings after famous suffragettes
29th November 2018
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The London School of Economics (LSE) has renamed three of its buildings after famous suffragettes to celebrate 100 years since women won the right to vote.
The three buildings have been named Pankhurst House, Fawcett House and Pethick-Lawrence House.
They were officially renamed in a ceremony on November 23, with the Countess of Wessex in attendance to unveil the plaque. Alongside the Countess was Caroline Criado Perez, a former LSE student and feminist campaigner, and Dr. Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst.Celebrating 100 years of #Suffrage, @lsesu Women in Politics Society is out in support of empowerment today! pic.twitter.com/K7mR3V8Xdk
— LSE (@LSEnews) November 23, 2018
At the renaming ceremony it was highlighted how the buildings are named after famous female suffrage activists who "all have connections to the area." The buildings, which were previously known collectively as “The Towers”, stand on the site of the London headquarters of the Women Social and Political Union, which were founded by Emmeline Pankhurst and supported by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence.The Countess spoke to the students about the Suffragette campaign as well as about issues women face today. pic.twitter.com/pbUG9MB7Hd
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) November 23, 2018
Photo: Maltzene, Chigago (1913) retrieved from the Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
The Women's Library at LSE holds the largest suffrage collection in the UK, including the papers of Millicent Garett Fawcett and the Fawcett Society, alongside a range of documents and pamphlets relating to the historical struggles in the fight for women to gain the right to vote..jpg){kind=link}
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