Plaque

Mary Wollstonecraft - N16

Erection date: 8/3/2011

Inscription

London Borough of Islington
Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759-1797, writer, teacher and feminist, opened a school for girls near this site in 1784.

Plaque unveiled by councillor Catherine West, leader of Islington Council, Unveiled on International Women’s Day.

Site: Mary Wollstonecraft - N16 (1 memorial)

N16, Newington Green, Newington Green Primary School

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Mary Wollstonecraft - N16

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Writer, philosopher and feminist before her time. Born Primrose Street, Spita...

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Islington Council

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