Influential economist Joan Robinson has been remembered with a blue plaque at her former home in Notting Hill. Robinson, who died in 1983 after slipping on some ice and spending several months in a coma, has been described as one of the most influential economic theorists of her time.
While living at the west London home Robinson volunteered to help people who were unemployed and struggling to find work, which was pivotal in her decision to study economics. She went on to study economics at the University of Cambridge and was not able to formally graduate until 1948 - when the university finally granted women with degrees.
Dr Susan Skedd, Blue Plaques Historian at English Heritage, said: This year we are particularly pleased to be able to honour so many pioneering women who not only became female 'firsts' but who were also at the very pinnacle of achievement in their chosen fields.
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