Purple plaque for Welsh woman who delivered peace petition

Annie Hughes Griffiths grandson and granddaughter were at the unveiling of the plaque in Aberystwyth

A peace campaigner has been honoured with Wales' 14th purple plaque.

Annie Hughes Griffiths led a group to the United States of America in 1924, to deliver a peace petition signed by almost 400,000 Welsh women.

Along with Mary Ellis, Elined Prys and Gladys Thomas, she left Wales taking the petition to Washington DC in a specially-designed chest.

The plaque is placed on the wall of her former home in Laura Place, Aberystwyth.

Her grandson still lives there.

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The Purple Plaques campaign was created to improve the recognition of "remarkable women in Wales".

The purple plaque for Annie Hughes Griffiths is the 14th to be unveiled in Wales

Ms Hughes Griffiths travelled across America with the petition calling on the US to join a League of Nations, and gave countless speeches.

The plaque was unveiled by the Welsh government's social justice minister, Jane Hutt, who said she was a "trailblazer in the women's peace movement".

"It is right she is remembered for her remarkable efforts, and I'm thrilled her legacy is now being recognised, and the petition she spearheaded has been repatriated to the National Library in Aberystwyth."