Parliament Square, London. Statue of political activist, campaigner for women's suffrage by legal change and writer Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929). 2018 by Gillian Wearing. Photos: 03.03.2024. #London #MillicentFawcett #GillianWearing #Suffrage #statue

Statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, holding banner with the caption “courage calls to courage everywhere”. Cat stands in front of the statue, smiling.

Suffragette statue near Caxton Hall – former HQ of the WSPU – which is a large bronze scroll commemorating the suffragette struggle. Cat stands in front of the statue, smiling.

Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, with the Houses of Parliament behind her

A long overdue pilgrimage from my recent London adventure.

Alas I couldn’t get a selfie with Emmeline as she had been cordoned off for some unglamorous park maintenance work!

#Suffragette #Suffrage #EmmelinePankhurst #MillicentFawcett #VotesForWomen #DeedsNotWords #CourageCallsToCourage

In protest of the UK Supreme Court’s definition of “woman,” trans rights activists defaced the statue of Millicent Fawcett.
A symbol of women’s struggle now caught in a new battle: identity vs legacy.
#TransRights #SupremeCourt #MillicentFawcett #Feminism

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

They may not have heard of #MillicentFawcett, but they had presumably heard of #NelsonMandela, whose statue they also defaced. As well they might. Androgynous Thatcher called him a terrorist; androgynous Blair broke with him over Iraq. #Newsnight #Peston davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

My teeth have ground at the descriptions of #MillicentFawcett as a "Suffragette". If those saying that know nothing about her, it was hardly surprising that nor did those who marked their territory by passing water on her statue. #Newsnight #Peston davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

They may not have heard of #MillicentFawcett, but they had presumably heard of #NelsonMandela, whose statue they also defaced. As well they might. Androgynous Thatcher called him a terrorist; androgynous Blair broke with him over Iraq. #PoliticsLive #PMQs davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

My teeth have ground at the descriptions of #MillicentFawcett as a "Suffragette". If those saying that know nothing about her, it was hardly surprising that nor did those who marked their territory by passing water on her statue. #PoliticsLive #PMQs davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

They may not have heard of #MillicentFawcett, but they had presumably heard of #NelsonMandela, whose statue they also defaced. As well they might have done. Androgynous Thatcher called him a terrorist; androgynous Blair broke with him over Iraq. #Newsnight davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Brothers, What Shall We Do? The one per cent could be as diverse as it liked, but it would still be the one per cent. It is far harder to define a white person or an up...

My teeth have ground almost to nought at the descriptions of #MillicentFawcett as a Suffragette. If those saying that know nothing about her, it was hardly surprising that nor did those who marked their territory by passing water on her statue. #Newsnight davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2025/04/brot...

Standing up for the Suffragists and the Long Pilgrimage.

#MillicentFawcett #Democracy

"Courage speaks to courage everywhere"
Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929)
Leading UK #suffragist

#millicentFawcett #suffragettes #courage #iran #womanlifefreedom #mahsaamini #mahsa_amini #woman_life_freedom #Jinjiyanazadi #Womenlifefreedom #iranian #womensrightsarehumanrights #mybodymychoice

My absurdly talented friend @sarahdaceyuk and her equally talented chums performed at the #MillicentFawcett statue unveiling this morning

Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist unveiled Theresa May says she would not be PM and there would be no female MPs without Millicent Fawcett.

BBC News - Millicent Fawcett: Statue of suffragist unveiledA statue of an important woman by an important female artist. #millicentfawcett

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