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Fundraising for Gwent's 1st public statue of a named woman: Let's put Lady Rhondda on a pedestal! Part of @women_welsh. Volunteer & community led - join in!
Newport, Wales
Joined June 2019
The Statue of Lady Rhondda is at Millennium Walk, Newport, NP19 ONX, on the East side of the Newport City Footbridge. The 4th Monumental Welsh Woman & 1st Woman of Gwent, Margaret Haig Thomas is waiting for you. @women_welsh #womenshistory #MonumentalWomen #suffragette #herstory
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Congratulations to the 'A is for Aphra' campaign. Can't wait to see the statue of pioneer, playwright & spy Aphra Behn, by Christine Charlesworth, unveiled in Canterbury on 25th Feb 2026.
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Could Martha Hughes Cannon be the 6th statue of the #MonumentalWelshWomen? A copy of this Washington D.C. bronze would be great for Llandudno, to celebrate her place of birth & the political achievements she made in USA. @women_welsh
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The #USCapitol's newest statue! Utah's Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon joined the #NSHCollection today. #MarthaGoesToWashington Cannon (1857-1932) was a physician, women's suffrage leader & orator, public health advocate, and 1st woman elected to a state senate:
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RT @UKinUSA: Martha Hughes Cannon moved from a tiny 🏴 village to 🇺🇸 aged 2 - and went on to be the 1st woman state senator. A trailb…
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Huge congratulations to @women_welsh founder & Chair Helen Molyneux, who is named on today's BBC 100 Women 2025. Well deserved Helen - you are an inspirational change maker and Monumental Woman! #LadyRhondda was statue 4. #5women5statues5years
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Moonlit Lady Rhondda. Our statue & the November supermoon.
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A change in the weather. Our blog about the Lady Rhondda statue unveiling is up on Time & Tide website. Cheer yourself up on a gloomy day.
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The final Monumental Welsh Woman crowdfunder is live, help put Labour activist & health campaigner Elizabeth Andrews on a pedestal in RCT!
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Fantastic column by @LauraMcAllister on the mission & success of @women_welsh including the #LadyRhondda statue Let's get Elizabeth Andrews on a pedestal in RCT in 2025! #5women5statues5years
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The symbolism of the statue. Have you visited Lady Rhondda yet? @JaneRobbinsArt talks about her amazing sculpture, just before the unveiling of #LadyRhondda.
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The Lady Rhondda statue is 1 week old today! Enjoy these lovely pictures of the big day by photographer Tamsin Stirling.
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@EmilyFestival1 The next Monumental Welsh Woman will be Elizabeth Andrews in 2025. Then the @women_welsh mission will be complete: 5 women, 5 statues, 5 years. We are also looking forward to seeing Eve Shepherd's statue of Emily Williamson though!
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RT @KateRobbins: Felt proud of my Welsh heritage today watching my sister Jane Robbins, in Newport, unveiling her amazing latest sculpture…
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RT @women_welsh: Team Monumental Welsh Women with the newly unveiled statue of Lady Rhondda, sculpted by Jane Robbins 💜🤍💚 #5Women5Statues5Y…
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Some of our favourite photos from today; Zara- the littlest hand, Angela V. John the biographer, members of Lady Rhondda's family & the fantastic Jane Robbins our artist.
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