Leaving many incredible women uncelebrated and ignored
Like Mary Wollstonecraft
Why should Mary Wollstonecraft be celebrated?
Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) the first book in English arguing for the equality of woman and men
Early human rights advocate, educational pioneer, icon of social mobility, key Enlightenment philosopher, first female war correspondent and mother of Mary Shelley
The selection process is now underway and the memorial artwork will be commissioned in 2018: a hundred years since the Representation of the People Act paved the way for universal suffrage
We're proud to be supported by a large number of men and women who want to see a participatory memorial dedicated to Mary Wollstonecraft unveiled in 2018. Come join them!