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A tribute to the women who made and moulded Manchester; from Emmeline Pankhurst to Victoria Wood; from Mother Ann Lee to Erinma Bell.In conjunction with the WOW (Women of the World) Fesitval at the Factory International, we celebrate the formidable women of Manchester. Here are some of our formidable women...
* Annie Horniman, who established Britain’s first repertory theatre company.
* Elizabeth Gaskell, who wrote Mary Barton, one of the classic “condition of England” novels in 1848.
* Hannah Mitchell, who challenged Churchill at St John’s School during the Suffragette era.
* Shelagh Delaney who pioneered modernist theatre with her groundbreaking A Taste of Honey.
* Ellen Wilkinson – “Red Ellen” who accompanied the Jarrow miners to London.
* Kathleen Ollerenshaw, who overcame deafness to become Lord Mayor, a leading educationalist, mathematician and advisor to Margaret Thatcher (now what sort of job is that for a Mancunian?!).
* Sylvia Pankhurst, Britain’s greatest political campaigner.
These are just some of the heroic Manchester women we will be celebrating.
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St Peter's Square,City Centre,Manchester,M2 3DN,GB, United Kingdom
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