Good news! St. George’s Hall has announced plans to install its first statue depicting a black woman! The heroine in question is Mary Seacole (1805-1881) who was Britain’s first nurse who devoted her time to nursing soldiers during the Crimean War.
The announcement was made to celebrate International Women’s Day, and the statue itself will take pride of place in The Great Hall. St George’s Hall Charitable Trust explains:
“The Trust wishes to make certain that Mary Seacole’s exceptional promotion of innovative health and medicine is celebrated and perpetuated in Liverpool by raising a statue in her honour in St George’s Hall, as a continuing and constant reminder of her place in our nation’s history”.
Sculptors, if you’re interested in applying for the commission, click here.
