A blue plaque has been unveiled in the university town of Durham, to commemorate its first female graduates.
It follows years of research into women's history in the city by the Women's Banner Group, which was formed to provide a space for women in the historic Durham Miners' Gala.
In 2018, the group embarked on a mission to commemorate important women from Durham's history, after noticing that there were 30 blue plaques dedicated to men across the county, but none dedicated to women.
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Since then, they have worked to unveil eight blue plaques commemorating women's history, with more planned for the future.
The newest blue plaque celebrates the first women to graduate from Durham University - Winifred Hindmarsch, Mary Gibson, and Dora Heslop - who attained their degrees in 1898.
The three women graduated from St Hild's Training College, now a part of the College of St Hild and St Bede, where the plaque was unveiled on Saturday 12 November.
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Current students of Durham University have also contributed to the project, with Courtney Power and Laura Wildgoose, two students from St Hild & St Bede, researching the history of the three graduates in the context of the college's other female alumni.
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