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In 1851, Abiah Higginbottom, a Sheffield woman, led the first-ever petition for women’s right to vote, co-founding the Sheffield Female Political Association. Yet, while Sheffield names its parks, streets, and buildings after Ripley and others, Abiah’s name remained forgotten. Why? She was a trailblazer who paved the way for women’s suffrage. It’s good to see Sheffield Hallam University give her the recognition she deserves.
We're delighted to announce that a new plaque to commemorate Abiah Higginbottom, a Sheffield woman who led the first-ever petition for the right of all women to vote, has been unveiled at Sheffield Hallam University by Abtisam Mohamed MP 🎉 Often overlooked in history, Abiah was leader of the Sheffield Women’s Rights Association (WRA), a group of working-class women who sent a petition to parliament for women’s suffrage in 1851, pre-dating by 15 years the more famous petition organised by liberal middle-class women. Abtisam Mohammed Liz Mossop Louisa Harrison-Walker Read more ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eYjA-su3
