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Born into Navarrese nobility, Joan of Navarre became Queen of England after marrying Henry IV of England in 1402. She was imprisoned at Pevensey Castle in 1419 by her stepson, King Henry V.
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10 Lesser-Known Inspirational Women From History Who ‘Made It Happen’
In part one of Sam Kinchin-Smith’s rundown of some of the less well-known awesome females from the histories of our places, he considers an abbess, a widow, a mystic, a Royalist and an enthusiastic house-builder.
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Joan Robinson was among the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th century, and one of the first women to establish herself in the discipline. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 44 Kensington Park Gardens, where she undertook voluntary work that led her to study economics.
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PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858-1928) & PANKHURST, Dame Christabel (1880-1958)
Blue Plaque commemorating Suffragette leaders Dame Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pankhurst at 50 Clarendon Road, Notting Hill, London W11 3AD, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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FAWCETT, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847-1929)
Blue Plaque commemorating author Millicent Garret Fawcett at 2 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6DP, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating film star Ava Gardner at 34 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London SW7 1AE, City of Westminster.
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PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858-1928) & PANKHURST, Dame Christabel (1880-1958)
Blue Plaque commemorating Suffragette leaders Dame Christabel Pankhurst and Emmeline Pankhurst at 50 Clarendon Road, Notting Hill, London W11 3AD, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Maria Dickin was an animal welfare activist who made veterinary medicine more accessible. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 41 Cassland Road, Hackney, where she was born.
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Blue plaque commemorating children's writer Enid Blyton at 207 Hook Road, Chessington KT9 1EA, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.
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Blue plaque commemorating first woman to sit in Parliament, Nancy Astor, at 4 St James's Square, St James's, London SW1Y 6JU, City of Westminster.