Women's Liberation forerunner honoured with special Purple Plaque
Minnie Pallister is the 18th to be honoured
One of the forerunners of the Women's Liberation Movement in Wales is being honoured with a special Purple Plaque later.
That's happening in Brynmawr - near Cardiff - for Minnie Pallister, who was born in Cornwall, making her the 18th to be honoured.
The scheme was created to improve the recognition of remarkable women in Wales and cement their legacy in the country's history.
Minnie described herself as a 'socialist propagandist', and was born in Kilkhampton as the daughter of a clergyman.
She went on to become a teacher at a primary school in Wales after being trained University of Cardiff, before joining the Independent Labour Party and later becoming the president of the party's Monmouthshire federation.
She stood for a number of elections in the 1920s, but was unsuccessful, and then later was elected as a member of the Peace Pledge Union and was a regular radio contributor until she was forced to retire from many of her political activities in her 70s.
Explaining what the purple plaques are for, the organisation say: "Purple Plaques was launched on International Women’s Day 2017, by a group of volunteers who felt the need for more recognition for the contribution women make to Welsh life.
"The campaign aims to shine a light on women’s achievements by improving the recognition of remarkable women in Wales. The award of a Purple Plaque will showcase and honour women across Wales. These Welsh women will have made an impact in Wales or beyond and may previously have gone uncelebrated or have been left out of the history books entirely.
"There are currently an estimated 250 mainly blue plaques commemorating notable figures in Wales, and only a few of these are female. Purple Plaques aims to address this inequality and give women a prominent place in history.
"The Purple Plaques Wales Committee is an independent group of volunteers, currently intending to seek funding, and working together with communities and the public to carry out our aims.
"It is hoped that people all over Wales will see this as an opportunity to remember and honour our remarkable women. We invite the public to propose remarkable Welsh women for consideration of a Purple Plaque. Details can be found by using the appropriate button."
You can find out more on the Purple Plaques website.