{"id":19188,"date":"2024-03-12T10:56:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/?page_id=19188"},"modified":"2026-08-29T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:34:29","slug":"women-in-street-names","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/women-in-street-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Street Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section preset--module--divi-section--default\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/street-names2.png\" width=\"371\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/street-names2.png 371w, https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/street-names2-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" class=\"wp-image-6769\" alt=\"BFWG Women in Street Names\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Women in Street Names<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3r9ww8nt\">Click here to see a map of streets named after women across the UK<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The first two chapters of mini-biographies for women who are notable for <strong>PUBLIC SERVICE - WORKING IN POLITICS OR OTHER COMMUNITY WORK<\/strong> and for women honored for their work in <strong>SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS<\/strong> are available here:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ch.-1-Politics-and-Community.pdf\">Politics and other community work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ch.-2-Science-and-Mathematics.pdf\">Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_tabletWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5><span style=\"color: #0c9eda;\"><strong>Women in Street Names<\/strong><\/span> is a\u00a0project to highlight women in street names in the UK (through the British Federation of Women Graduates, and Harper Adams University).<\/h5>\n<p>The aim is to highlight streets named after women (and to highlight how few there are!), to remember such women as are commemorated.<\/p>\n<p>Outputs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a book of mini biographies of women named.<\/li>\n<li>a paper to consider the promulgation of political and social culturalisation, conscious and unconscious, through the limited public representation of women and its impact on individuals\u2019 aim for higher office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There have been similar projects isolated on specific cities but this project aims to spread the net far and wide, to villages and towns, not just the metropoles, across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Please forward the street name with district, town, city, village, etc. with the woman\u2019s main achievement or area of operation (if known) to:<\/p>\n<p>Carrie de Silva: <a href=\"mailto:carrie@carriedesilva.co.uk\">carrie@carriedesilva.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t know anything about the subject, don\u2019t worry - please just send me the name anyway.<\/p>\n<h6>This project was launched at The Women\u2019s Library, July 2019.<\/h6>\n<p>Although some more obscure royalty will be of interest the collation won\u2019t include Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria.<br \/>Please feel free to pass on to colleagues, friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_3 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/street-names-project-flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the flyer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19188","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"dsm_author":{"name":"Ann Scott","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/29d4da14d22542f57c2cfa9f538e1c3deee3e29c791e33b1b3ea09230a7722f7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","archive_link":"https:\/\/bfwg.org.uk\/bfwg2\/author\/ascott\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":null,"dsm_comment_count":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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