News about Elsie Inglis
Elsie Inglis, a suffragist who was praised by the charity for naming a man to make a statue of her suffragist Elsie Inglis stands by its decision
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October 31, 2022
Artists who had spent hours on their competition entries said that the Statue For Elsie charity's decision to appoint Alexander Stoddart (pictured right) was "wrong," 'embarrassing,' and in violation of Dr Inglis' feminist ideals, which was portrayed. Following the Queen's cortege pass through Edinburgh earlier this year, a statue of the Scottish humanitarian and doctor, who died in 1917, was unveiled in Edinburgh, but trustees decided not to find an artist. According to a statement on the Statue For Elsie website, the charity made the "very difficult" decision after realizing that the monument 'needed to meet with the Royal Mile's historical consciousness.