On March 8th 2016 International Women’s Day various events were held at Wigan Town Hall. In the morning SI Wigan and SI Leigh members were invited to attend a celebration of women’s achievements. A plaque was unveiled to Martha Hogg, in 1920 she was the first woman Councillor of Wigan.
![SI Wigan members Dorothy Gladwin & Carol Watson](/wigan/files/2016/03/dorothy-and-Carol-300x168.jpg)
SI Wigan members and other notable women at Afternoon Tea with the Mayor Sue Loudon on International Women’s Day 2016
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