Our Sculptor at Work
Our sculptor Denise Dutton is hard at work on the maquette, doing the delicate work on facial features – a challenging task, given we have so few photographs and many…
Terri Bell Halliwell of inVISIBLEwomen supports the Appeal
Terri Bell Halliwell spear heads a national Brighton-based campaign to get more statues for women. She has been an inspiration to use and a consistent supporter from the start. She…
A New Banner for Mary
Jenny Engledow is well known in Brighton as a human rights and peace campaigner. What is less well known is that she is an excellent seamstress and embroiderer and has…
New Mayor offers Support
On Tuesday 23rd June 2020, on a lovely sunny day as lock-down was just beginning to ease, the new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Alan Robins, in full mayoral…
Obituary for Mary Clarke published in Votes for Women 6th January 1911.
Introductory Note from Jean Calder This was the text of the Oration delivered at Mary Clarke’s Memorial meeting in Brighton. It is a heart-rending speech, made by Emmeline Pethick Lawrence,…
Eminent Historian Elizabeth Crawford O.B.E. joins Charity as Patron
We are thrilled that Elizabeth Crawford, probably the best known British historian of the Suffrage Movement, has agreed to be one of our Patrons. She joins eminent Professor June Purvis,…
Concert for Mary Clarke Statue Raises £4,500
On 4th March, internationally-acclaimed jazz singers Claire Martin and Liane Carroll gave their much-anticipated concert at St George’s Church in aid of the Appeal. The concert was hosted in sparkling style by comedian…
Comedian Zoe Lyons to MC “Double Standards” Jazz Concert 4th March
Brighton-based comedian Zoe Lyons has agreed to act as MC on 4th March at our benefit concert “Double Standards”. Like our great singers, Claire Martin and Liane Carroll, she is…
Sculptor Denise Dutton begins Work
Our chosen sculptor, Denise Dutton, has begun the early painstaking stages of her work. This will result in a small exact bronze model of what will eventually become the statue….
Council Passes Notice of Motion supporting the Statue
We are very grateful to Independent Councillor Tony Janio of Brighton & Hove City Council. Tony took a Notice of Motion supporting our appeal to the Brighton & Hove Council…
Simon Fanshawe joins as Patron
Great news. Broadcaster, writer and activist Simon Fanshawe has agreed to join the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal’s group of Patrons. He has already proved himself worth his weight in gold…
A New “Song for Mary” in the Making
Jude Winter, Debs Trethewey & Emilia Ballardini (@ballardinix) from feminist post-punk band Siren (@sirenbrighton) met this weekend to record Jude’s new “Song for Mary”, a tribute to Mary Clarke. It will…
Denise Dutton MRSS chosen to sculpt Mary Clarke
Mary Clarke was the first suffragette to give her life for women’s right to Vote but, there is no public memorial to her anywhere in the UK. Brighton, where she…
Why we remember suffragette Minnie Turner
As seen on Brighton and Hove News by Jean Calder November is the month of remembrance. Last week we remembered the horrors of Kristallnacht and World War. This week…
City must honour women’s achievements
As seen on Brighton and Hove Independent By Jean Calder on 9 March 2018 In 1914, on the eve of world war, the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst wrote in her…