Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise visit Friday to a high school in Dagenham, East London, to speak about gender parity ahead of International Women’s Day.
Her visit also marked the 50th anniversary of Britain’s Equal Pay Act, which sought to prevent discrimination against women in the workplace.
Markle was joined on stage at the school by Geraldine Dear, one of the female workers at the Ford motor plant in Dagenham who went on strike for equal pay in 1968, and whose case helped trigger the legislation.
Talking of their story, which was made into the 2010 film “Made in Dagenham,” Markle said: “It is the best example of no matter how small you might feel, how low you may feel on the ladder or the totem pole, no matter what
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