Famous Fleckney Chemist Awarded Green Plaque
Written by HFM News on 5th November 2021
The first woman to qualify as a pharmacist who was born in Kibworth and grew up in Fleckney is to be honoured with a green plaque.
Frances Elizabeth Deacon is one of six people across Leicestershire to receive the award following a public vote.
Born in 1837, Frances registered as a Chemist and Druggist on 5th February 1869, having taken the Pharmaceutical Society’s examination.
Despite paying her subscription and complying with all the Society’s rules and regulations, as a woman she was not allowed to become a member of the Pharmaceutical Society until 1879.
She worked alongside her father who was also a chemist, later opening her own pharmacy in Fleckney.
When she died in 1930 at the age of 92, she was the oldest registered chemist in England at that time.
Frances has been nominated for the honour by Fleckney Parish Council.
