The 9 Women Mayors AKA The 9 Woman Mayors 1928

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Item title reads - The 9 women mayors of Southampton, Pudsey, Tenby, West Bromwich, Eastbourne, Whitehaven, Deptford, Litchfield & Wrexham, entertained by Miss Margaret Bevan, Liverpool's popular Lord Mayor. Merseyside.

M/S of the ladies in their robes standing on the pavement, they walk up...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33644
Sort Number:
G 1470
Time in/Out:
01:57:22:00 / 01:58:29:00
Canister:
G 1470
Film ID:
712.38
Issue Date:
23/01/1928

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  • "Margaret Bevan" in first paragraph should read Margaret Beavan.

    I've managed to find the names of 6 of the 9 women mayors seen here. They are, (not necessarily in order)..........

    Lucia Marion Welch, Mayor of Southampton.

    Margaret Jane Jenkins, Mayor of Tenby.

    Grace Emma Cottrell, Mayor of West Bromwich.

    Miss Alice Hudson, Mayor of Eastbourne.

    Kath Duncan, Mayor of Deptford.

    Mrs Milly Edwards-Jones, Mayor of Wrexham.

    jamied 11th Jun 2012

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