This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43868925
The article has changed 12 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist to be unveiled in London | Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist to be unveiled in London |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A statue commemorating the life of the suffragist, Millicent Fawcett, will be unveiled opposite Parliament later. | A statue commemorating the life of the suffragist, Millicent Fawcett, will be unveiled opposite Parliament later. |
| She campaigned for women's right to vote during the early 20th Century and is seen as one of the most influential feminists of the past 100 years. | She campaigned for women's right to vote during the early 20th Century and is seen as one of the most influential feminists of the past 100 years. |
| The bronze casting, which has been created by the artist Gillian Wearing, features her holding a banner reading "courage calls for courage everywhere." | The bronze casting, which has been created by the artist Gillian Wearing, features her holding a banner reading "courage calls for courage everywhere." |
| It is the first statue of a woman to be erected in Parliament Square. | It is the first statue of a woman to be erected in Parliament Square. |
| Prime Minister Theresa May, who will attend Tuesday's unveiling, said the work would serve as a reminder of Dame Millicent's extraordinary life and legacy. | |
| The statue was commissioned as part of this year's centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act - which gave some women over the age of 30 the vote. | |
| It followed a campaign by the feminist writer and activist Caroline Criado Perez, who also led last year's successful effort to get Jane Austen to appear on the 10 pound note. | It followed a campaign by the feminist writer and activist Caroline Criado Perez, who also led last year's successful effort to get Jane Austen to appear on the 10 pound note. |
| She said she came up with the idea for the statue when she was out running on International Women's Day in 2016 and realised the only historical figures commemorated there were men. | She said she came up with the idea for the statue when she was out running on International Women's Day in 2016 and realised the only historical figures commemorated there were men. |
| The 11 existing statues include Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, William Gladstone and Mahatma Gandhi. | The 11 existing statues include Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, William Gladstone and Mahatma Gandhi. |
| Dame Millicent Fawcett formed the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in 1897. The organisation used peaceful tactics to campaign, including non-violent demonstrations, petitions and the lobbying of MPs. | |
| They shared the same aims, but had different methods, to the suffragettes - the more radical group led by Emmeline Pankhurst. | They shared the same aims, but had different methods, to the suffragettes - the more radical group led by Emmeline Pankhurst. |
| Dame Millicent died in 1929, a year after women were granted the vote on equal terms to men. | Dame Millicent died in 1929, a year after women were granted the vote on equal terms to men. |