Blue Plaque for Florence Beaumont on the Registry of Deeds building in Wakefield — Blue Plaque on the Registry of Deeds building in Wakefield

Florence Beaumont was a prominent Wakefield suffragist whose campaigning helped advance the cause of women’s voting rights. Several blue plaques recognise her achievements, including one shared with her sister Gwendoline Beaumont and fellow suffragist Millicent Fawcett.

You can read more about Florence’s life, her work for women’s suffrage and her family connections on our Florence and Gwendoline Beaumont and Millicent Fawcett page.

Florence Beaumont, Wakefield Suffragist, aged about 18 — Wakefield Suffragist Florence Beaumont, aged about 18

Florence Beaumont’s Wakefield Blue Plaques

Florence is Blue Plaque Number 2 in our campaign for Blue Plaque Parity.

We unveiled Florence’s first blue plaque for International Women’s Day 2019 as part of the theatre production Difficult Women? at the Mechanics’ Theatre. Florence and our women also featured substantially in a commemorative edition of the Wakefield Express to honour International Women’s Day 2019.

Florence’s second plaque is on the Registry of Deeds Building, named after her. It was unveiled in October 2019.