At Last - A Statue of a Woman in Parliament Square

It has taken too long, but at last there is to be a statue of a famous woman from our political history in Parliament Square.

A statue of Dame Millicent Fawcett will be unveiled in Parliament Square this year to celebrate the upcoming 100th year anniversary of women being granted the right to vote.

The statue was a result of campaigning by feminist activist Caroline Criado-Perez.She started a petition online when she noticed the area was home to 11 statues of famous political men and no women.

A bronze casting of leading suffragist Millicent Fawcett will be added to coincide with the centenary of women winning the right to vote.

Fawcett founded the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies in 1897, aged 50. The organisation used peaceful tactics to campaign, including non-violent demonstrations, petitions and the lobbying of MPs.

It went on to lead to the suffragette movement emerging - the group led by Emmeline Pankhurst.