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Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female statue in Parliament Square

Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female statue in Parliament Square Shapero Rare Books

To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square .

Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female statue in Parliament Square Shapero Rare Books

To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square. Splendidly rendered in bronze by sculptor Gillian Wearing, Millicent Fawcett now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi outside the Palace of Westminster.

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