This may be interesting.
I admire Kitty Wilkinson, she did so much for the people of Liverpool.
would be interested to learn yours.
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This may be interesting.
I admire Kitty Wilkinson, she did so much for the people of Liverpool.
would be interested to learn yours.
Mrs. Braddock.
Had the honour of meeting her she was always working to improve conditions for the working class people.
Margaret Simey.
A fantastic lady.
Nice one Shytalk, She was a great lady :PDT11
I'm with Lindy - Margaret Simey.
Lindylou.
Yo!Liverpool will be a lot poorer without her.
I'll second that.:handclap:
Am with you on that Quincy. Although the Earl of Derby comes to mind too.:PDT_Piratz_26:
It has to be Josephine Butler who lived on Park Rd, Dingle in the mid to late 19th C. She did more for women in the 19th C than perhaps any other woman.
BBC - History - Josephine Butler (1828 - 1906)
Josephine Butler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm reading a chapter of a book at the moment and a certain John Braddock, Bessie's husband? seems to have gone to prison for his beliefs of certain people in Liverpool, although he was released after the police "thought he was someone else!!!"
So Jack has my vote.
John
I second that emotion Roni:handclap:
I admire Jimmy McGovern.
My dad. Celebs - nah, primma donna none. Certainly some of the older charitable icons like Rathbone, Wilkinson Etc and those found here
Mothers of the City: Twenty Outstanding Liverpool Women by Mike Kelly - News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop, Liverpool
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Joseph Williamson.
Went in to a business (Tobacco) when it was in the height of its trade, made an utter fortune and then spent it all on excavating underneath Edge Hill.
A true gent, someone who shared his fortune and someone who did something for a job what I do for a hobby!
Lived till the ripe old age of 71, gave stone away to build a church and is now almost forgotten under a car park of what was once the graveyard of St Thomas'.
Maggie May
If she really was real i admire her for having the guts to survive
Cilla Black.
:unibrow:
I'll get me coat...
I was trying to be a teeny little bit provocative. Tossed up between naming Ringo or Cilla, and Cilla won. Thought I'd get an avalanche of flak and surprised nobody rose to the bait!
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Lennon was asked was Ringo the best drummer in the world. John replied he's not even the best drummer in the Beatles :unibrow: