Date:1883 - 1968 (c.)
Description:Fanny Deakin was a Labour then Communist councillor for Newcastle-under-Lyme. She fought for better maternity care and equality after growing up poverty stricken in Silverdale. Over the course of her political career she visited the Soviet Union twice (earning her the nickname 'Red Fanny'), led a large group of miners on a protest march to Number 10 Downing Street and met with Prime Minister Ramsey Macdonald in order to get free milk for pregnant women and children under 5. She was also arrested for perjury when she gave false witness for a friend suspected of inciting a violent riot. She retired from politics in 1951 when her husband Noah died from long-term health problems after a mining accident and was memorialised by the Fanny Deakin Maternity Home and a ward in a local hospital. In 1991, Joyce Holliday wrote 'Go See Fanny Deakin'. It centred on Fanny Deakin as the heroine of the miners strikes and welfare fight and it was broadcast by the BBC.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Oil on board depicting cartoon detail of images that were considered by the artist ...
This map shows the lands held in trust by the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme ...
Ralph Mosley was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1866 to 1887. He owned a draper’s ...
This photograph was taken before 1900, when the trams were introduced to Newcastle, ...
Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough of Newcastle to the South African Volunteers. ...
The tram lines visible in the centre of this photograph give the date of pre 1928, ...
The Castle Hotel opened in around 1820 and was a popular coaching stop for traffic ...
This photograph shows the site of Old Bank House in Newcastle town centre. The house ...
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Donor ref:PA 10515 (22/48529)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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