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Lydia Becker 1827 – 1890

Lydia Becker’s day of the cycle ride was Day 4, Tiverton to Shepton Mallet, Saturday, 6th June 2015. Glastonbury Tor stands out from Weston Hill.

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Suffragist, botanist and astronomer

Lydia Ernestine Becker (24 February 1827 – 18 July 1890) founded and published the Women’s Suffrage Journal between 1870 and 1890. She was a leader in the early  suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy.