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Across London more than 900 blue plaques celebrate extraordinary people from the
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past and the buildings they lived in but from Mozart to Marx, Dickens to Darwin
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most blue plaques are dedicated to men
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When the London blue plaque scheme was
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founded over a hundred and fifty years ago men dominated public life and women
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were far less visible. Women in England couldn't vote, they couldn't take a
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university degree and they were barred from many professions
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although the London blue plaque scheme has come a long way since then there has
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been a historic blindness to the roles women have played in our society
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English Heritage is changing this. Since taking over the scheme we've more than doubled
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the total number of blue plaques dedicated to women. Among them we've
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honored Ada Lovelace, the pioneer of computing; Rosalind Franklin the
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scientist who helped discover DNA and Nancy Astor the first woman to sit in
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Parliament.
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We've unveiled plaques to over 80 remarkable women but to
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recognise more women we need your help. The London blue plaque scheme relies on
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nominations from the public so who do you think we should celebrate?
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Has she made a great and lasting impact on society? Did she die more than 20 years ago?
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Does the London building in which she
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lived or work still stand? If so we want to hear from you.
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Together we can redress
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the balance and celebrate many more inspiring women on the streets of London