Sophia Duleep Singh (Princess Sophia)

Princess Sophia, the goddaughter of Queen Victoria,

Sophia was among the leading suffragettes who fought for women’s right to vote in 1900s Britain. As the Sikh women’s organisation in Scotland, we featured Sophia in our 30th anniversary booklet (see below)

Now, Britain’s first Sikh female parliamentarian, Preet Kaur Gill, has nominated her as a candidate for a new memorial to better represent the diversity of the country.

Read the full Tribune (India) article here <-