Winifred, Mary and Catherine Cruse were recognised as pioneers of
women’s education at the opening ceremony of Beyond the Vote, a festival
commemorating 100 years since women won the right to vote, with the unveiling of a York Civic Trust plaque. You can read more about the Cruses here.
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From 1846 the three Victorian sisters governed the York and Ripon Training College for Schoolmistresses, and their ground-breaking work to ensure women had the same educational rights as men is now acknowledged with an historic blue plaque on the University’s Quad building – part of the original Victorian college.
The plaque was unveiled by York Civic Trust President Dr Peter Addyman and Vice-Chancellor of the York St John University Professor Karen Stanton, who praised the recognition of the women as part of the history of the University.
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York Civic Trust will also unveil memorials to George Russell and George Yeld, both horticulturalists, to tie-in with Bloom festival on 7 July.