A tireless Tyneside fighter for the right of women to vote is to be honoured with a commemorative blue plaque and an exhibition on her life and achievements.
Norah Elizabeth Balls, the daughter of a North Shields mariner, fought alongside suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst to secure the vote for women.
As well as being a prominent member of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), she was also a magistrate, a Tynemouth town councillor, and a founder member of Tynemouth Business and Professional Women’s Club, who worked constantly for the good of her community.
