NGAG - Mary on the Green

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Mary Wollstonecraft was:

- The First Woman to say in English that women and men should have equal rights. She advocated votes for women 100 years before the suffragettes.

- An Educational Pioneer and the first woman to argue for education for girls.

-The author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' in 1792.

- A radical thinker who debated with Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin.

- One of the first female war correspondents and travel writers.

- The mother of Mary Shelley, author of 'Frankenstein'.

Amazingly, no substantial memorial to Mary Wollstonecraft exists anywhere in the world!

Newington Green Action Group has initiated the Mary on the Green fundraising to recognize her achievements by erecting a sculptural memorial to Mary Wollstonecraft on Newington Green where she ran a school for girls, and provide educational support for children.

Please help support us to raise funds for achieving our aims.