Campaign for statue of British suffragette hero is hit by funding crisis

<p>Organisers seek an extra £40,000 for a memorial to Mary Clarke, the first suffragette to die for women’s rights </p><p>The campaign to commemorate the first suffragette to die for women’s rights is facing a funding crisis.</p><p>Mary Clarke, who was the sister of Emmeline Pankhurst, helped found the Women’s Social and Political Union and was imprisoned three times.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/20/campaign-for-statue-of-british-suffragette-hero-is-hit-by-funding-crisis">Continue reading...</a>