A major new road due to be built as part of a multi-million pound development in Oldham will be named after a pioneering Suffragist.
Lydia Becker Way will provide access to the £100m regeneration scheme at Broadway Green.
The new link road is being named after Becker to mark International Women's Day on March 8.
Oldham council bosses say work on the link road is expected to finish at the end of the year.
They warn work on the scheme will cause 'unavoidable disruption'.
Crossley Bridge, an old railway bridge near San Rocco restaurant, will be knocked down as part of the project.
A new signalised junction will be introduced on Broadway.
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The Broadway Green scheme, a joint venture between Oldham Council and Foxdenton LLP, will bring up to 500 new homes.
Commercial spaces will also be built, bringing around 2,000 jobs to the area.
Lydia Becker is remembered for founding and publishing the Women’s Suffrage Journal between 1870 and 1890.
She became secretary of the Central Society for Women’s Suffrage in 1881.
Her family lived in Foxdenton Hall, off Foxdenton Lane.
Councillor Sean Fielding, Leader of Oldham Council, said: "We are delighted to be able to name this new road in honour of Lydia Becker who did so much in the fight for equality.
“There are strong links with the women’s suffrage movement here in Oldham and it’s important that we remember this, especially in the run up to International Women’s Day.
“When complete Lydia Becker Way will actually take some of the traffic away from Broadway which will benefit users and residents.
“Broadway Green is a strategic location near the M60 and M62 and once this important development is completed it will bring many benefits, including new homes and jobs."
