Dame Catherine Cookson: Author, Artist, Philanthropist
An anniversary display - 21 years on
![Dame Catherine Cookson laughs holding a cup of tea](https://d279tnhy9skgzk.cloudfront.net/5ep0Zj1wwfpEA-bq6IW7gAcFhk8=/720x323/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/atwam-images-files/production/images/content/southshieldsmuseum/2018-06/208224.jpg)
Dates
Until 16 December 2019 (historic exhibition)
About
A display commemorating one of Tyneside's most beloved women.
Dame Catherine Cookson is remembered 21 years after her death.
Part of the museum's Women 100, a programme started in 2018 sharing the stories of several exceptional women connected to South Tyneside as part of the 100 year anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918.