Shining a light on Gwenllian Morgan

Written By Elwyn Davies

Gwenllian Morgan

The Gwenllian Morgan Project aims to celebrate the legacy of a local Brecon hero, Gwenllian Morgan, Wales first woman mayor.

An activist locally, nationally and internationally for causes including peace, temperance, votes for women, wider access to education and healthcare, Gwenllian Morgan (1852-1939) was also an expert on the poet Henry Vaughan, a keen supporter of Brecon Cathedral and co-founder of the Brecknock Society and Museum.

But despite her widespread fame 100 years ago, she is barely known today, even here in Brecon. The Gwenllian Morgan Project is working on:

  • The installation of a sculpture of Gwenllian Morgan in y Gaer’s historic Courtroom plus a video of her life.

  • A local history project to research the women who signed the 1912 Subscription Book in her honour. This subscription funded her oil portrait which hangs in the Guildhall.

  • Educational materials to ensure her story becomes part of the local school curriculum,  bringing her story to life for young people.

 

If you’d like to know more - or get involved - please click on the link here.

We can’t accomplish this without your help. To find out how to donate, please click here.

This project has been supported by the Audrey Tyler Trust, Brecknock Art Trust, Brecon Town Council and Women’s Archive Wales.

If you’d like to know more - or get involved - please click on the link here.

Patrons

 

Andy Collinson
Elizabeth Jeffreys
Nick Jones
Sally Jones
Punch Maughan
Gill Raikes
Carla Rapoport
Ann Reece
Roger Reece
Elizabeth Siberry

Brecknock Art Trust
Brecknock Society & Museum Friends
Llyn Safaddan History Group

 
Elwyn Davies