It’s one year since the Our Emmeline statue was unveiled and 101 years since the first women exercised their vote. To celebrate, Manchester-based women’s rights charities will benefit from this new bronze miniature of the…
I am immensely proud that Our Emmeline statue can be a force for bringing campaigners of today together. The 16 Days of Action 2019 campaign has such a strong message for the business community to…
Fantastic news. Here Andrew Simcock, lead on the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue project, accepts the Special Commendation Award (Promotion of Equality and Diversity) from the Manchester Cultural Awards, 9 November 2019. Manchester City Council…
Congratulations to Helen Antrobus and Andrew Simcock for the launch of their exciting new book (Thursday 14 November). First in the Fight tells the compelling stories of the twenty women featured on the Our…
“It was in October, 1903, that I invited a number of women to my house in Nelson Street, Manchester, for purposes of organisation. We voted to call our new society the Women’s Social and Political…
Feminist Public Sculpture Research Forum Thursday 4 July 3pm Blenheim Walk Gallery, Leeds Arts University, Leeds, LS2 9AQ Hazel is delighted to be joining Professor Griselda Pollock, Sharon Thomas, and Rachel Reeves for this free…
Popular Culture and Protest Maria Balshaw and Hazel Reeves Friday 24 May, 5.30pm, Charleston Farmhouse, nr. Lewes Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, and me, discuss the interaction between popular culture and protest and the impact…
Fond memories. Just watched ‘Secrets of the McVitie’s Factory’ on Ch5 (7 April 2019). Great to see the retired women biscuit factory workers – the Cracker Packers – Grace, Ann, Susan, and Jean, who helped…
The Economist journalist Joel Budd interviewed me for ‘They could be heroes: Britain is in the midst of a Victorian-style statue mania’. Our Emmeline gets a name check and photo in this interesting article. The…
What an amazing day. Best estimates are that we were joined by 6,000 people in St Peter’s Square, Manchester, many of whom had noisily and colourfully marched from the Pankhurst Centre or the People’s History…
Sarah Jenkins is a fantastic model. It has been a real privilege to work with her again. Sorry Sarah for the cold, the heat, the corset-wearing, the pains in your legs and arms from holding…
In the heat of this exceptionally hot summer Sarah wears corset, dress and jacket, so I can continue to sculpt Emmeline’s clothing. Progress is slow but sure. Before I extend the skirt right down to…
