Plaque

Miriam Moses

Inscription

Miriam Moses, OBE JP, social reformer and first woman Mayor of Stepney, 1931 - 1932, was born here in 1886.

The ODNB gives her birth year as 1884 not 1886.

Site: Miriam Moses (1 memorial)

E1, Princelet Street, 17

Next door is 19 Princelet Street, open to the public and well worth a visit.

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Miriam Moses

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Miriam Moses

Social reformer, OBE, JP. Born 17 Princelet Street. (The Oxford Dictionary of...

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