Publisher's Synopsis
This Special Volume in the Nutshell series on London's Blue Plaques gathers into a single book the details of all the Blue Plaques which commemorate female achievers, and which have been erected up to and including 2018. Every entry here will, naturally, also be found in the appropriate volume of the eight books in the main series. Each entry contains biographical details of the individual, together with portraits, photographs of the plaques, and other illustrations as appropriate and available without copyright restrictions. There are also full postcodes, map, and GPS coordinates to allow the interested reader to precisely locate each plaque on the ground.Also included is an extensive Bibliography section with almost 200 entries. These references will allow the reader to discover more about the lives and achievements of these wonderful and pioneering women. The entries cover publications about rather than by our heroines, . There are two indices to help you to easily find the details for each achiever.i. A standard alphabetical index, andii. An index by profession where an individual can be found listed under one of the 24 professions represented here.Currently, 125 women are honoured by a blue plaque, some of which are shared with their husbands. This represents less than 14% of the 944 plaques in London. The first plaque to a woman was erected in 1876 and honoured the actress Sarah Siddons, however that plaque was lost when the building was destroyed. When English Heritage (EH) took over responsibility for the scheme in 1986, only 45 plaques celebrated women. The Charity has made great efforts to redress the imbalance, erecting more than 80 new plaques in the 30 years since then.
