Purple Plaques Wales

Celebrating the achievements of remarkable women in Wales and adding them to the Welsh history books.

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

It was great to unveil this plaque yesterday.

[Margaret Keenan @MargaretKeenan]

Feminist, political campaigner, @BBCWomansHour broadcaster - Minnie Pallister. A @Purple_Plaques is being unveiled to her in Brynmawr. Hear more around 35 mins in from @alun_burge author of a new book on her life @BBCRadioWales 'Sunday Supplement' podcast https://t.co/48syGcNP3S

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

On June 20th we honoured a Welsh woman snooker champion, Agnes Davies, in Saron, Carmarthenshire.
It was our 20th plaque and best attended yet.

Thanks to Welsh Government Minister Jane Hutt, family, friends, local people and local school children for coming along!

Onwards!

[BBC Cymru Fyw @BBCCymruFyw]

Dyma yw'r 20fed plac sydd wedi ei osod ar draws Cymru i gofio am, ac i ddathlu merched arbennig. @Purple_Plaques

https://t.co/HDoAWN4IQO

[BBC Cymru Fyw @BBCCymruFyw]

Dyma yw'r 20fed plac sydd wedi ei osod ar draws Cymru i gofio am, ac i ddathlu merched arbennig. @Purple_Plaques

https://t.co/HDoAWN4IQO

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

@statue4LR @women_welsh Huge congratulations on your monumental efforts to get women's achievements recognised! We're with you all the way.

[Book-ish 📚 @Bookishcrick]

A special book launch last night in Brynmawr with @parthianbooks celebrating the life of the remarkable #MinniePallister AND the unveiling of her @purpleplaques by @MarkDrakeford

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

@BBCWomansHour FYI Plaque for a former Woman's Hour presenter!

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Our 18th Purple Plaque is unveiled today to celebrate the 'fearless rebel' and Women's Lib forerunner Minnie Pallister in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent.

Minnie's story inspired former First Minister @MarkDrakeford to nominate her for a plaque & author Alun Burge to write her biography

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

Wales’ 18th Purple Plaque will be unveiled this week to celebrate the fearless rebel, Minnie Pallister
https://t.co/EQFGDtyA0a

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

Minnie Pallister’s life was so fantastic not even a thriller writer could imagine it.

A feminist, pacifist and socialist, she was twice accused of sedition in the First World War before travelling to Nazi Germany in late 1938 and 1939 to rescue Jews https://t.co/jH8b9VaJGM

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Our 18th Purple Plaque is unveiled today to celebrate the 'fearless rebel' and Women's Lib forerunner Minnie Pallister in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent.

Minnie's story inspired former First Minister @MarkDrakeford to nominate her for a plaque & author Alun Burge to write her biography

[The Jewish Chronicle @JewishChron]

First Jewish Booker Prize winner Bernice Rubens honoured with Purple Plaque

https://t.co/p5r1u5UvLN

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Amazing to have so many family members at the unveiling of our 17th Purple Plaque yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the event at her former family home in Roath, Cardiff.

Bernice Rubens: The first & only woman from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (to date!) to win the Booker Prize.

[WENWales @WENWales]

Great to attend the unveiling of the latest Purple Plaque, commemorating author Bernice Rubens.

Bernice, who grew up in Cardiff, was the first woman to win the Booker Prize and remains the only Welsh winner.

@Purple_Plaques

[Nick Speed @speedupdating]

👏 Lovely to see the latest Remarkable Women of Wales plaque unveiled a few streets away in Penylan - this is the home of the first woman and person from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 to win @TheBookerPrizes, Bernice Rubens

More about 1970 winning book, The Elected Member: https://t.co/Y9FeegUjkC

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Great coverage in The Guardian today of our 17th plaque:
https://t.co/KfJcqTXl7H

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Purple Plaque no.17 is being unveiled tomorrow in Roath, Cardiff for first Welsh woman to win the Booker Prize. See you there, 11am sharp!

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

Thank you for bringing Dorothy Miles' remarkable achievements to an even wider audience. Great to see an interpreter being used at @SeneddWales too!

[Julie Morgan @JulieMorganLAB]

Dorothy Miles was recently honoured with a Purple Plaque at her childhood home in Rhyl.

She was the first woman to write & perform deaf poetry, produced the BBC’s 'See Hear' programme & compiled the first teaching manual for BSL tutors

Yesterday she was remembered in the Senedd

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

We're really pleased that Dorothy Miles' remarkable achievements are now being shared far and wide! Thanks for covering this @northwaleslive
https://t.co/ck0PWhxJNV

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

@GallaudetU We thought you might be interested to know about a prestigous plaque which has been installed at the childhood home of one of your Alumni: Dorothy Miles https://t.co/3bilJ037UM

[Purple Plaques Wales @Purple_Plaques]

We're really pleased that Dorothy Miles' remarkable achievements are now being shared far and wide! Thanks for covering this @northwaleslive
https://t.co/ck0PWhxJNV