First statue of a woman in Wales unveiled

[ArabellaScott]

... A statue of Betty Campbell, who sounds like a fascinating woman.

Nice to read about her life and work, and see an interesting and carefully thought through statue/sculpture.

And good that Wales finally has a statue of a woman!

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/gallery/betty-campbell-statue-unveiled-cardiff-21713414?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

I can't believe that Wales didn't have a statue of a woman!!!

That is really good statue. Strength and guidance. Solid.

Saw this on the news last night, it’s a really wonderful statue, and she really was a remarkable woman. Not much to feel good about on the news but this story brought a smile to mine and DHs faces.

@thirdistheonewiththehairychest

I can't believe that Wales didn't have a statue of a woman!!!

First statue of a named woman.

Wales didn't have a statue of a woman? What the fuck.

That's a beauty. Lovely tribute to Betty.

First statue of a named woman.

Yes. Personally, I think a statue is of a named, known, person. An anonymous 'woman' is a sculpture more than a statue.

Up until recently there were only slightly fewer statues of men named 'John' than there were of women (in the UK).

hyperallergic.com/586720/uk-study-women-statues-john-statues/

It's great that Betty Campbell has been commemorated and that the work of the campaigners is continuing to ensure all the women on the shortlist have a statue. There are other statues of women in Wales, but they usually represent concepts or myths rather than people - or they are made of willow or wood (e.g Jemima Nicholas in Pembrokeshire). I think fewer statues of named men have been unveiled in Wales (maybe in the rest of the UK too?) in recent decades anyway. I don't think it was something that sat easily with Welsh religious non-conformist values.

I wonder how many of the named women statues in England are of queens, and that is why Wales has none.

Nevertheless it is long overdue. And what a superb woman to honour in this way.