Oldham Council commemorated the site on International Women's Day
On a unsuspecting field in Oldham, next to a church, a decision was made that began the movement of women's right to vote. And on Friday its significance was recognised as Oldham Council commemorated it.
She discovered the field, in Saddleworth, Lydgate was the place that radical reformer Samuel Bamford, from Middleton, held a meeting on May 4th 1818 where women were allowed to vote for the first time. This gave them equal status to the men at the meeting, and continued to vote at future meetings.The plaque was unveiled by Oldham Council Leader Arooj Shah who noted that it was Walton that 'brought her attention' to the significance of the field two years ago.
The plaque reads: 'The beginnings of female emancipation in the UK originated in this field in Lydgate where, on 4 May 1818, women were first recorded as being given the opportunity to vote in a political meeting. After the event, community group Love Lydgate expressed their joy at the plaque as 'it recognises historically and geographically what Lydgate is about' as well as 'reflecting the character of the village'.
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