#225 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/225/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:06:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png #225 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/225/ 32 32 Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft in London, England https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/sculpture-for-mary-wollstonecraft-in-london-england?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sculpture-for-mary-wollstonecraft-in-london-england Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:58:21 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// A sculpture named A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft, stands on Newington Green in London. It sparked controversy following its unveiling on November 10, 2020, as some argued that the depiction of the nude ‘everywoman’ failed to commemorate the proto-feminist philosophies of Wollstonecraft in a respectful manner. A lack of public vote also prompted criticism. Campaigns […]

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]]> A sculpture named A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft, stands on Newington Green in London. It sparked controversy following its unveiling on November 10, 2020, as some argued that the depiction of the nude ‘everywoman’ failed to commemorate the proto-feminist philosophies of Wollstonecraft in a respectful manner. A lack of public vote also prompted criticism. Campaigns have now begun to commission an alternative statue, although at present a sculpture of Mary Wollstonecraft remains the only tangible representation of her legacy.

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