Mary Wollstonecraft’s Statue Unveiled: Controversy Surrounds Feminist Icon’s Commemoration
A statue honoring the life of 18th-century English writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft has been unveiled in London’s Newington Green. However, the sculpture by British artist Maggi Hambling has faced criticism regarding its representation. Wollstonecraft is the author of the seminal text, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and she died in 1797…