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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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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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