Plaque to honour Guernsey's first female deputy

The plaque will be unveiled at Marie Randall's former home

A blue plaque is to commemorate Marie Randall, the first female deputy in Guernsey.

She was elected in 1924 to represent St Peter Port and was a States member for 31 years, serving as the as the only woman in the assembly for 24 of those.

She also volunteered as a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment in World War One and was a nurse in Guernsey, Rouen, and London.

The plaque for the equal rights advocate, who campaigned for women's rights and bringing the voting age for women down to match men's, will be unveiled on 24 January at One Saint Julian's.

'Inspire other women'

She died in 1965.

Shelaine Green, chair of Woman in Public Life, said: “Marie Randall was a pioneer, elected just four years after Nancy Astor first sat in the UK Parliament and 24 years before Jersey’s Ivy Forster.

"We’re thrilled that the Blue Plaques Panel has accepted our nomination and can’t wait to see Marie’s plaque unveiled by the Deputy Bailiff in January."

She added: “It’s hard to believe that, 100 years after Marie was first elected, there are still only eight women among the 40 members of the States.

"We really hope Marie’s story will inspire other Guernsey women to follow in her footsteps – and we’d of course be very happy to support them.”