Princess Diana will be among six inspirational women honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque this year, for her 'devotion to her charity work'. Princess Diana (pictured left) will be among six inspirational women honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque this year, for her 'devotion to her charity work'. Today, scientist Dame Kathleen Lonsdale is the first of the six illustrious women to be commemorated by English Heritage with a London blue plaque in 2021. The other women receiving a blue plaque this year include Ellen Craft (1826-1891), who escaped slavery in the southern US state of Georgia and was a fervent campaigner for its abolition. Today, scientist Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (pictured left) is the first of the six illustrious women to be commemorated by English Heritage with a London blue plaque (pictured right) in 202English Heritage launched a ‘plaques for women’ campaign five years ago and have received an increasing number of public nominations for female figures.

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2021 23:02 UTC