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Campaign for more statues of women

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  1. fimm
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    I meant, the thing I was reporting was not a statue but a banknote.
    She has a whole Oxford college named after her, come to that!

    Ed1, if you think that
    "a science writer and polymath at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged... [her] writing influenced James Clerk Maxwell and John Couch Adams. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus, in the 6th edition of On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences (1842), led Adams to look for and discover Neptune..."
    (from Wikipedia) is a nonentity, then I disagree.

    Posted 8 years ago #

  2. chdot
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    "

    Edinburgh to name street after medical pioneer Elsie Inglis

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-to-name-street-after-medical-pioneer-elsie-inglis-1-4205720

    Posted 8 years ago #

  3. chdot
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    There are only three statues of women in Glasgow. Queen Victoria on horseback in George Square, Lady Isabella Elder in Elder Park, and La Pasionara on the banks of the Clyde.

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    http://www.bellacaledonia.org.uk/2016/08/17/women-and-the-scottish-past-and-present-how-do-we-properly-pay-homage-and-why/

    Posted 8 years ago #

  4. chdot
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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/campaign-launched-to-salute-edinburgh-s-greatest-women-1-4415842

    Posted 7 years ago #

  5. chdot
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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/why-dr-elsie-inglis-deserves-to-be-honoured-in-edinburgh-1-4416690

    Posted 7 years ago #

  6. chdot
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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/entertainment/which-women-should-our-city-honour-1-4417429

    Posted 7 years ago #

  7. chdot
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    Mentioned in previous link

    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-photographer-franki-raffles-honored-9763529

    Posted 7 years ago #

  8. chdot
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    Elsie Inglis is the favourite, but today we bring you more contenders to be honoured with a new monument in the Capital.

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    http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/honouring-edinburgh-s-women-contenders-for-new-city-statue-1-4419446

    Posted 7 years ago #

  9. chdot
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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-tour-firm-backs-call-for-city-tribute-to-elsie-inglis-1-4692296

    Posted 6 years ago #

  10. chdot
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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/real-history-to-mix-with-magic-in-campaign-for-elsie-inglis-statue-1-4716751

    Posted 6 years ago #

  11. chdot
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    Elsewhere -

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-43868925

    Posted 6 years ago #

  12. chdot
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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/john-mclellan-elsie-inglis-statue-fund-needs-donations-1-4763968

    Posted 6 years ago #

  13. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    New sporting hero?

    Not sure why an article on the first person ever to swim the Minch (who happens to be a woman) has a headline about her male colleague failing in the same endeavour.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  14. chdot
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    Wearing a normal swimming costume, cap and goggles - not a wetsuit - she completed the swim in 18.5 hours.

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    Apparently the two who DNF were wearing wetsuits...

    Posted 6 years ago #

  15. chdot
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    “We have over 200 statues and monuments in Edinburgh and each one represents part of our history but I think this iconic fountain will be a destination for both citizens and visitors alike.

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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/ross-fountain-springs-back-to-life-following-1-6m-renovation-1-4765999

    Posted 6 years ago #

  16. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Apparently the two who DNF were wearing wetsuits...

    Wetsuits are for pussies as the Overnight Capables will confirm.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  17. chdot
    Admin

    Not quite a statue

    https://m.facebook.com/NationalTheatreScotland/photos/a.10155618714780124/10155618727710124

    Posted 6 years ago #

  18. unhurt
    Member

    Never easy to get a cat into a wet suit, though.

    @chdot my cousin will be chuffed by that. She's a fan.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  19. chdot
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    https://www.scotsman.com/writer-puts-women-of-scotland-on-map-at-last-1-4912313

    Posted 5 years ago #

  20. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9781849172738/isbn/Where-are-the-Women-A-Guide-to-an-Imagined-Scotland-by-Sara-Sheridan.html

    Posted 5 years ago #

  21. chdot
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    https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2019/07/guide-imagined-scotland/

    https://twitter.com/dunfregtrust/status/1161934036547395584

    Posted 5 years ago #

  22. chdot
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    considered one of the most important women in the history of science.

    Evie thought Anning was cool. “Because usually when you hear about amazing people, they are from other places like London and stuff.” She asked her mother to take her to a statue of Anning in Lyme Regis.

    “And my mum said: ‘Oh, she doesn’t have one,” Evie, now 12, told the Guardian.

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    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/dec/16/hopes-rise-for-statue-of-pioneering-fossil-hunter-mary-anning

    Posted 4 years ago #

  23. chdot
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    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/19/statue-fossil-hunter-mary-anning-erected-campaign-lyme-regis

    Posted 3 years ago #

  24. chdot
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    Lily Parr was the first female footballer to be commemorated with a statue

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55884099?xtor=CS8-1000-Discovery_Cards-Multi_Site-SL10-PS_SOUNDS~N~~A_LilyParrATrailblazer

    Posted 3 years ago #

  25. chdot
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    A statue for Mary Anning isn't a new idea.

    Lots of people have talked about a permanent monument for Mary in Lyme Regis, but nothing ever seemed to get off the ground. The spark of inspiration finally came in the form of an 11 year old, fossil mad, local girl, Evie Swire

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    https://www.maryanningrocks.co.uk

    Posted 3 years ago #

  26. chdot
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    No statues of women, but some interesting ones (Edinburgh)

    https://twitter.com/ChambersJoanna/status/1399468848760381441

    Posted 3 years ago #

  27. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/01/gary-younge-why-every-single-statue-should-come-down-rhodes-colston

    Posted 3 years ago #

  28. chdot
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    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/statue-betty-campbell-unveiled-cardiff-21452692.amp

    Posted 3 years ago #

  29. Yodhrin
    Member

    Missed that Gary Younge article at the time, I see he's still oblivious to irony.

    Just be aware that if you tell me your truth is more important than mine, and therefore deserves to be foisted on me in the high street or public park, then I may not be listening for very long.

    But foisting his on people who don't think statues are ugly and pointless is good, actually. Hah.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  30. chdot
    Admin

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/sep/26/statue-of-anne-lister-tvs-gentleman-jack-unveiled-in-halifax

    Posted 3 years ago #

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