19-03-2016 18:15 via nottinghampost.com

BenIreland published 'Feisty' suffragette honoured with tree planted in Nottingham's...

Helen Watts was one of the best-known suffragettes in Nottingham and was arrested for her efforts in campaigning for votes for women. Now, a juniper tree has been planted in her memory.Generations of the family of one of Nottingham's best-known suffragettes came to town as a tree was planted to honour Helen Watts.The daughter of the vicar at Lenton's Holy Trinity was inspired by a 1907 speech, in Nottingham by Christabel Pankhurst from the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).Emboldened by.
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