Person    | Female  Born 20/11/1896  Died 6/12/1965

Rose Pesotta

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Ukraine, USA

Anarchist, feminist labour organiser. Born Ukraine. 1913 she emigrated to New York City to avoid an arranged marriage. Died Miami.

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Rose Pesotta

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Anarchists

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Francisco Ferrer

Francisco Ferrer

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Michael Tyrrell

Michael Tyrrell

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William Smith (Churchwarden)

William Smith (Churchwarden)

Churchwarden of St Alphage in 1872.

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Basaveshwara / Basava / Basavanna

Basaveshwara / Basava / Basavanna

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Lord Claud John Hamilton

Lord Claud John Hamilton

Second son of 1st Duke of Abercorn. Educated at Harrow. 1872 became a Director of the Great Eastern Railway and was Chairman, 1893 - 1922.

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George Harry Wyatt, VC

George Harry Wyatt, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25-26 August 1914, age 27, while serving in the Coldstream Guards. "Positioned in a farm yard, enemy fire ignited a straw stack. Under heavy fire he put out the bl...

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War served, WW1
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Great Fire of London

Great Fire of London

Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area of one and a half miles by a half mile - 87 churches - 13,200 houses - only 6 people are recorded as having died (but ...

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World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

403 memorials
Great Storm - Victoria Park

Great Storm - Victoria Park

E9, Victoria Park, Crown Gate West

We originally photographed this plaque in 2010. Returning in 2016, we found that the empty small white plinth to the right of the tree wa...

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Royal Literary Fund

Royal Literary Fund

British benevolent fund for professional published authors in financial difficulties. The Prince Regent supported it by providing premises at 36 Gerrard Street.

Group, Literature, Philanthropy

1 memorial