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| Millicent Fawcett Is First Woman to Get Statue in London’s Parliament Square | Millicent Fawcett Is First Woman to Get Statue in London’s Parliament Square |
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| LONDON — Britain, which has its second female prime minister and a queen who is the world’s longest-reigning monarch, is getting its first statue of a woman in Parliament Square in London, where there are 11 statues of men. | LONDON — Britain, which has its second female prime minister and a queen who is the world’s longest-reigning monarch, is getting its first statue of a woman in Parliament Square in London, where there are 11 statues of men. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Sunday that Millicent Garrett Fawcett, who campaigned for the right of women to vote, will be honored with a statue to stand in the company of Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. | Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Sunday that Millicent Garrett Fawcett, who campaigned for the right of women to vote, will be honored with a statue to stand in the company of Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. |
| Mrs. Fawcett formed the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies in 1897 and died at 82 in 1929, a year after all women in Britain won the right to vote. | Mrs. Fawcett formed the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies in 1897 and died at 82 in 1929, a year after all women in Britain won the right to vote. |
| Mrs. Fawcett, Mrs. May said, “continues to inspire the battle against the injustices of today.” She added: “It is right and proper that she is honored in Parliament Square alongside former leaders who changed our country. Her statue will stand as a reminder of how politics only has value if it works for everyone in society.” | Mrs. Fawcett, Mrs. May said, “continues to inspire the battle against the injustices of today.” She added: “It is right and proper that she is honored in Parliament Square alongside former leaders who changed our country. Her statue will stand as a reminder of how politics only has value if it works for everyone in society.” |
| The statue will be paid for from a 5 million pound fund announced in this year’s spring budget to celebrate next year’s centenary of the first British women to get the vote. | The statue will be paid for from a 5 million pound fund announced in this year’s spring budget to celebrate next year’s centenary of the first British women to get the vote. |
| Mrs. Fawcett considered herself a suffragist, a moderate opposed to the sometimes violent protests of campaigners like Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, a mother and daughter who were known as suffragettes. | Mrs. Fawcett considered herself a suffragist, a moderate opposed to the sometimes violent protests of campaigners like Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, a mother and daughter who were known as suffragettes. |
| Mrs. Fawcett, a political and union leader, is not the only woman to be honored by the British government this year. Jane Austen’s image will be on the new polymer £10 note, replacing that of Charles Darwin. | Mrs. Fawcett, a political and union leader, is not the only woman to be honored by the British government this year. Jane Austen’s image will be on the new polymer £10 note, replacing that of Charles Darwin. |
| The Bank of England caused some controversy when it put Churchill on the new polymer £5 bill, replacing the social reformer Elizabeth Fry. The bank responded to the outcry by putting Austen on bills scheduled to be issued this fall. | The Bank of England caused some controversy when it put Churchill on the new polymer £5 bill, replacing the social reformer Elizabeth Fry. The bank responded to the outcry by putting Austen on bills scheduled to be issued this fall. |
| The bills will feature a quotation from Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” | The bills will feature a quotation from Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” |
| In the United States, some have criticized the Treasury’s plan to move President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner, to the back of the $20 bill and to place Harriet Tubman, a former slave who escaped to freedom and helped others do the same, on the front. But that plan is proceeding. | |
| Caroline Criado-Perez, who started a petition campaign for a suffrage statute in London, praised the choice of Mrs. Fawcett and thanked supporters. | Caroline Criado-Perez, who started a petition campaign for a suffrage statute in London, praised the choice of Mrs. Fawcett and thanked supporters. |
| Writing on Twitter, Ms. Criado-Perez said: “Delighted with such a decisive response” from Mrs. May. “Huge thank you to everyone who supported the campaign from the beginning,” including Mayor Sadiq Khan of London. | Writing on Twitter, Ms. Criado-Perez said: “Delighted with such a decisive response” from Mrs. May. “Huge thank you to everyone who supported the campaign from the beginning,” including Mayor Sadiq Khan of London. |
| Mrs. Fawcett inspired a women’s rights charity, the Fawcett Society. Its chief executive, Sam Smethers, said of plans for a statue in her honor: “Her contribution was great, but she has been overlooked and unrecognized until now. By honoring her, we also honor the wider suffrage movement.” | Mrs. Fawcett inspired a women’s rights charity, the Fawcett Society. Its chief executive, Sam Smethers, said of plans for a statue in her honor: “Her contribution was great, but she has been overlooked and unrecognized until now. By honoring her, we also honor the wider suffrage movement.” |