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Blue plaque unveiled for pioneer teacher of deaf children

by Felice Southwell
Wednesday 27 Mar, 2024 at 4:59PM
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Blue plaque unveiled for pioneer teacher of deaf children

Plaque campaigner Margaret Stewart (left) with the Mayor Councillor Jackie O’Quinn (right).

A blue plaque has been unveiled for a Victorian teacher who founded a school for deaf children in Brighton.

The plaque celebrates pioneer teacher and suffragette Mary Hare, who taught deaf children at the school that she ran in St Michael’s Place, Brighton, from 1895 to 1901.

Brighton and Hove Women’s History Group member, Margaret Stewart, attended one of Hare’s surviving schools, the Mary Hare School, in Newbury, Berkshire.

Maria Hogg, from Brighton and Hove Women’s History Group, said: “Margaret single-handedly set about fundraising for this plaque to honour and recognise the pioneering work of this remarkable woman.

“Mary was ahead of her time in championing the rights and wellbeing of deaf children and women.

“She was a revolutionary campaigner for the inclusion in society and education of deaf children, who at that time were often abandoned in asylums or considered by some as unworthy of education.

“Mary taught pupils herself, as well as becoming an inspector and examiner of other schools for the deaf, pushing for high standards and achievements in the field of deaf education.

“She contributed evidence and recommendations to the 1886 Royal Commission on the Education of Deaf Children and supported the equal rights of women teachers.

“Mary was also president of the Brighton Women’s Co-operative Guild and a dedicated suffragette, active in the local branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), based in Queen’s Road.”

Grasshoppers Tennis Club contributed to the funding for the plaque at 17 St Michael’s Place – Hare’s home from 1895 to 1901 and the site of the school that she founded. She started the school in London.

Brighton and Hove Buses named a bus after Mary Hare and that bus visited the address for the ceremony which was attended by mayor of Brighton and Hove, Councillor Jackie O’Quinn, and Robin Askew, head teacher of Mary Hare School in Newbury, Berkshire.

The unveiling, which was interpreted in British Sign Language by Lesley Russell, took place at 2pm on Saturday (23 March).

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  1. Jean+Calder says:
    1 year ago

    A marvellous achievement by Margaret Stewart, backed by the B&H Women’s History Group. Wonderful to see so many people there, including many who, like Margaret, attended Mary Hare schools. Also Victoria Garcia from Brighton & Hove Buses with the Mary Hare bus. A great day.

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