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Statue of Sylvia Townsend Warner Unveiled to Honor LGBTQ+ Icon

12/12/2025

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A statue of Sylvia Townsend Warner will be unveiled in Dorchester, England to celebrate her contributions to literature and LGBTQ+ rights.
Anya Pearson led the campaign.
The initiative received over 50 nominations.
The project is funded through crowdsourcing to counter the predominance of male figures in civic landscapes.
Other campaigns to honor overlooked women, including memorials for Virginia Woolf and suffragette Mary Clarke, are underway.

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Story summary

A statue of Sylvia Townsend Warner will be unveiled in Dorchester, England to celebrate her contributions to literature and LGBTQ+ rights.
Anya Pearson led the campaign.
The initiative received over 50 nominations.
The project is funded through crowdsourcing to counter the predominance of male figures in civic landscapes.
Other campaigns to honor overlooked women, including memorials for Virginia Woolf and suffragette Mary Clarke, are underway.