Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 - 1797, writer, teacher and champion of women's rights.
Voted by the People, London Borough of Southwark
SE1, Dolben Street, 45
The terrific A Vindication of the Rights of Mary has a whole page on this address, where, it is believed, Mary lived 1788 - 1791.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1
Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spita...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...
Ralph Stephen draws our attention to the birth date on this plaque, 1632, when Pepys was actually born 23 February 1633. He surmises th...
Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough Villas, Pinner.
It's not clear if this is the foundation stone of the South Ward extension to the hospital (in which case it's rather terse) or if "this ...
The location of the plaque is difficult to photograph because of a large hedge in front of the house. It can just be seen under the eaves...
We visited 5 weeks after the unveiling and the velcro that held the curtain was still in place. Wonder how long it remained...
