Blue Plaque Recognition
The property has been marked by an English Heritage Blue Plaque since 29 July 2001, which honors Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946), suffragette and pioneer of the state-funded family allowance, and her father, social reformer William Rathbone VI (1819-1902), who created the first system of district nursing. The plaque was unveiled by William Rathbone X at Greenbank House.
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Famous quotes containing the words blue and/or recognition:
“The moon is my mother. She is not sweet like Mary.
Her blue garments unloose small bats and owls.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“By now, legions of tireless essayists and op-ed columnists have dressed feminists down for making such a fuss about entering the professions and earning equal pay that everyone’s attention has been distracted from the important contributions of mothers working at home. This judgment presumes, of course, that prior to the resurgence of feminism in the ‘70s, housewives and mothers enjoyed wide recognition and honor. This was not exactly the case.”
—Mary Kay Blakely (20th century)