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The Commemoration of the Life of a Suffragette in Towcester
| Author: Sue Hamilton | Published: 12th October 2018 10:37 |
Marie Louise Weller (nee Ashby) at
Towcester CemeteryThe Commemoration of the Life of a Suffragette in Towcester – Marie Louise Weller (nee Ashby) at Towcester Cemetery, Brackley Road, Towcester NN12 6HJ on Saturday 20th October 2018 at 10.30am with Towcester Evening WI
A short ceremony of commemoration at Towcester Cemetery followed by tea/coffee and cake at Towcester Library with a mini display of Marie Louise’s life.
Background information: Marie Louise Ashby was born in Towcester in 1878 and married George Weller in 1905.
She was a very active Suffragette; she took part in breaking windows in London and spent some time in Holloway Prison.
She is buried in Towcester Cemetery along with a certificate and a special badge given to her by Mrs Pankhurst for her part in the Suffragette struggle.
Marie Louise’s Great Nephew and his daughter, Mayor and Mayoress of Towcester, members of Towcester History Society, WI members and interested parties from our community.
In this important year of commemorating the work of the Suffragettes, the WI, as a woman’s group, thought it was only fitting to celebrate the life of our very own Suffragette from Towcester.
It will be the anniversary of her burial at Towcester Cemetery on 20th October 2018.
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