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The Forgotten Women of Wakefield Project and Blue Plaque Unveiling

Posted on 7 October 2019 04:35 PM by Kevin Trickett

Join us for this free event to hear the very latest news from our partner Dream Time Creative on the Forgotten Women of Wakefield Project and watch as we reveal the next three blue plaques in the FWW series.

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The Forgotten Women of Wakefield Project

Posted on 12 September 2018 09:45 PM by

You may have heard about the Forgotten Women of Wakefield Project as it has received a lot of press coverage in recent weeks. Come to our talk on 20th September at 7.30pm at Wakefield Town Hall to learn all about the background to the project as Sarah Leah Cobham, CEO of Dream Time Creative, explains what the project was set up to achieve and reveals some of the discoveries being made about the women who helped to fashion Wakefield's social and political life.

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