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War, Peace and the Women’s Institute
In the early 1900’s north-east Wales was a dangerous place for women – Suffragist’s meetings descended into near riot, or in some cases were banned by police before they even started! One man and his dog, Colonel Stapleton Cotton and Tinker were responsible for the foundation of the first WI in Britain at Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, in 1915.
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Roedd gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru yn y 1900au cynnar yn lle peryglus i wragedd – roedd cyfarfodydd y Swffragets yn aml yn diweddu mewn terfysg, ac weithiau câi cyfarfodydd eu hatal gan yr heddlu cyn iddynt ddechrau, hyd yn oed! Un gŵr a’i gi, sef y Cyrnol Stapleton Cotton a Tinker, oedd yn gyfrifol am sefydlu cangen gyntaf Sefydliad y Merched yn Llanfairpwll, Ynys Môn, yn 1915.In the early 1900’s north-east Wales was a dangerous place for women – Suffragist’s meetings descended into near riot, or in some cases were banned by police before they even started! One man and his dog, Colonel Stapleton Cotton and Tinker were responsible for the foundation of the first WI in Britain at Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, in 1915.
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