A PIONEERING campaigner who fought for women’s rights has been recognised on her 150th birthday.

Suffragette Minnie Turner has received the traditional Brighton honour of having a bus named after her.

She joins heroes such as war veteran Henry Allingham, actor Dora Bryan and singer Dame Clara Butt in being recognised by Brighton and Hove Bus Company.

Minnie’s honour is to have bus number 821 now emblazoned with her name.

The campaigner was born in Preston Street in Brighton, where her family kept a shop selling knitted garments, and became one of the lead suffragette campaigners.

She was honorary secretary of the Women’s Liberal Association in Brighton for 12 years before leaving out of frustration of the lack of support for women’s suffrage.

She ran a guest house in Victoria Road from the early 1900s which attracted many professional women and had a local reputation as a suffragette boarding house.

Minnie was elected to the Brighton Board of Guardians soon after the First World War, and served for more than seven years, committed to improving conditions in Brighton Workhouse in Elm Grove.

She was also member of the Tax Resistance League, whose motto was “No Vote No Tax”.

Desna Tatler from Brighton and Hove Buses said: “The bus company are delighted to pay tribute to Minnie Turner.”

Alexia Lazou from Royal Pavilion and Museums celebrated the decision.

She said: “We’ve really enjoyed working with the bus company to help select the names of notable people from Brighton and Hove’s history.”

“A number of those chosen feature in our museum displays, enabling people to learn more about how these individuals made a significant contribution to our city.”