Statue of Millicent Fawcett
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The statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London, honours the British suffragist leader and social campaigner Dame Millicent Fawcett. It was made in 2018 by Gillian Wearing. Following a campaign and petition by the activist Caroline Criado Perez, the statue's creation was endorsed by both the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The statue, Parliament Square's first monument to a woman and also its first sculpture by a woman, was funded through the government's Centenary Fund, which marks 100 years since some women won the right to vote. The memorial was unveiled on 24 April 2018.[1]
Millicent Fawcett | |
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Artist | Gillian Wearing |
Year | 2018; 6 years ago (2018) |
Type | Bronze |
Location | London, SW1P 3JX United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°30′02.6″N 00°07′38.0″W |