Women of World War II, London, UK
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The Women of World War II Memorial in London.
Waymark Code: WM1A8A
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/12/2007
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The Women of World War II Memorial in London commemorates the contributions that women gave during WW II. The clothes note the different types of jobs that the women did to support the war effort.
The statue is in the middle of the street on Whitehall near Downing street.
Wikipedia tells us:
"The National Monument to the Women of World War II is a British war memorial sculpture situated in Whitehall, London to the north of the Cenotaph. It was sculpted by John W. Mills and dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II on July 9, 2005.
The Monument stands 22 feet (6.7 m) high, 16 feet (4.9 m) long and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide. The lettering on the sides replicates the typeface used on war time ration books. There are 17 individual sets of clothing and uniforms around the sides, symbolising the hundreds of different jobs women undertook in World War II and then gave back for the homecoming men at the end of the war.
The monument has come under some criticism because it is specifically for women, whilst there exist no memorial specifically to the men of World War II, while others have countered that the patriarchical constructs of society automatically value male contributions to the war effort over those of women, warranting a specific memorial to female efforts."
Date of Dedication: 07/09/2005
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: On Whitehall near Downing Street.
Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
London, United Kingdom
Commemoration: Women of World War II
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