Kaethe fine biography for kids

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by Kaethe Fine

Introduced by Anna Birch

A written introduction by the researcher and theatre director Anna Birch tells of the 10 year campaign to raise funds for and erect a statue on Newington Green in London in honour of the ‘Mother’ of Feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft.

The unveiling of the statue caused considerable public controversy with some viewers attempting to cover it up. The naked statue designed by artist Maggi Hambling upset many feminists who claimed that it undermined the works of Wollstonecraft and her belief in the equality of women, while others praised the concept of a statue that honoured the spirit of womanhood, rather than simply putting up a representational artwork of Wollstonecraft on a plinth.

Kaethe Fine’s play Wollstonecraft Live! was performed on Newington Green to celebrate the regeneration project of Newington Green and to raise awareness o Biographies for kids: Inventors, World Leaders, Women, Civil ...

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