A CAMPAIGN FOR A STATUE
TO COMMEMORATE
ELSIE INGLIS
#STATUEFORELSIE
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WELCOME
We are delighted to welcome you to our Campaign, the aim of our charity is to celebrate and recognise the life and work of the remarkable Dr Elsie Maud Inglis in Edinburgh.
Elsie will become the first woman to be commemorated with a statue on the Royal Mile at the site of her hospice on the High Street, a first amongst 12 men statues.
We believe the statue will become a constant reminder of her rightful place in Edinburgh's history. We consider it truly important that such a pioneering woman, whose life reads like an adventure story - must never be forgotten and given the full recognition she deserves.
“My Good Lady, Go Home and Sit Still.”
Elsie created The Scottish Women’s Hospitals (SWH) and is remembered for her incredible selflessness. During World War One, SWH provided care and support to thousands of soldiers, an action that would previously have been unthinkable. However Elsie chose to listen to a louder call, from the battlefields across Europe, demonstrating that women were more than capable of performing roles they’d previously been denied.
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