New statue of Elaine Morgan OBE unveiled at the front of Ty Calon Lan
Earlier today many people turned up to see sons Gareth and Morien Morgan unveil the statue of writer, scientist and feminist Elaine Morgan in front of our Ty Calon Lan scheme, as part of a campaign to honour great Welsh women.
The memorial is only the second statue of a named, real woman to be placed in an outdoor space in Wales and comes six months after the first – to Wales’ pioneering black headteacher Betty Campbell – was unveiled in Cardiff.
A group called Monumental Welsh Women, which aims to erect five statues honouring women at five Welsh locations within five years, is behind both statues.
The moment the proud sons unveil the statue.
We are very proud the location for this important statue was chosen beside our Ty Calon Lan scheme and hope many people come to see it.
For more information about the statue and the life of Elaine Morgan please refer to the following links:
https://monumentalwelshwomen.com/elaine-morgan-2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60787095
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Newsroom/PressReleases/2022/March/StatueOfPioneeringWelshWriter.aspx