A very special Brecon Story as we mark International Woman's Day.
A pioneering, Brecon-born woman doctor, campaigner and social reformer has been honoured with Wales’ 11th Purple Plaque, unveiled on the place of her birth in High Street, Brecon. Dr Frances Hoggan, born 1843, was the first British woman to gain a medical degree in Europe.
As well as fighting against the odds to qualify as a female doctor, Frances campaigned for other women to be allowed to qualify and work as doctors in the UK and India. She also fought to establish secondary schools for girls in Wales, later on also calling for social reforms in South Africa, the Middle East and the USA.
A Brecon Story and Purple Plaques Wales event supported by Brecon Town Council and The Learned Society of Wales with help from Brecon Cathedral, Jane Hutt MS and the Brecknock Society.
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