The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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Cranogwen: a Welsh pioneer of gender equality
JANE AARON celebrates the remarkable campaigning life of Sarah Jane Rees as she takes her place among ‘Monumental Welsh Women’
MONUMENTAL WELSH WOMAN: (L) Cranogwen statue, Llangrannog; (R) Sarah Jane Rees, circa 1900
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This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
A STATUE has been unveiled in the small seaside village of Llangrannog in Ceredigion, to honour a pioneer in the development of gender equality in Wales. It pays tribute to Cranogwen, the bardic name of Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916).
Sarah was a sea-captain’s daughter, who followed various careers, as a sailor, teacher, poet, lecturer, journal editor, preacher and temperance movement leader.
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