London's Parliament Square Gets First Statue of a Woman

A statue of 19th century British feminist leader Millicent Fawcett was unveiled in London's Parliament Square on Tuesday, the first monument honoring a woman in a public space previously occupied by 11 statues of men. Fawcett led campaigning for women to be given the vote in Britain, and the unveiling of the statue was the high point in a series of events marking 100 years since some women were granted that right for the first time in 1918. Fawcett is represented in middle age,...

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