A Dulwich school has revealed a plaque to honour a female inventor after it was revealed that only fourteen per cent of blue plaques in the UK celebrate women.

After seeing her father suffer from Parkinson’s disease, Lise Pape, 41, created two devices to make life easier for people with mobility issues.

Path Finder is a laser device, which attaches to the shoe, and provides visual cues for people with Parkinson’s disease to keep moving.

Her other invention, Path Feel, is a connected insole system with an app and dashboard, with the aim of improving gait and balance and reducing the risk of ulcers on the feet, which can cause amputations.

To recognise the difference she has made in people’s lives, Alleyn’s School in Dulwich has partnered with Innovate UK to unveil a purple plaque in her honour on the school site.

This comes as it was found that just 14 per cent of blue plaques in the UK celebrate women.

Following this discovery, Innovate UK created the purple plaque scheme to address the under-representation of female role models for children and young people.

Purple plaques are being displayed at schools across the country to recognise the achievements of some of the women innovators who have won its Women in Innovation Award. The award also sees recipients receive a cash injection of £50,000 and bespoke mentoring to scale up and market their business ideas.

Lise is one of over 150 Women in Innovation Award winners who are developing pioneering innovations to tackle pressing societal, environmental, and economic challenges.

Lise Pape said she was “thrilled” to be recognised in this way.

“I am a big believer in sharing stories and am very happy that I have the opportunity to share my story today with students at the school,” she said.

“The purple plaque enables the story to carry on to future pupils too, which I hope can become a value for the school and society.”

Frank Keenan, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Alleyn’s School said: “Lise’s work is making a real difference in people’s lives.

“At Alleyn’s, we are passionate about innovation and enterprise and her inspirational work to date is an example of how these values can make a real difference in the world.”