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Cranogwen: statue unveiled for pioneering Welsh sailor, poet and gender equality campaigner

By Jane Aaron, Emeritus professor of English, University of South Wales
You can read this article in Welsh.

A statue has been unveiled in the small seaside village of Llangrannog in Ceredigion, to honour a pioneer in the development of gender equality in Wales. It pays tribute to Cranogwen, the bardic name of Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916).

Sarah was a sea-captain’s daughter, who followed various careers, as a sailor, teacher, poet, lecturer, journal…The Conversation


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