A LIFE-size model of a suffragette, built from over 35,000 pieces of Lego, will be on display at the University of Worcester for a month..
‘Hope’, as she is known, was built for UK Parliament in 2018 to mark 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in Britain.
Since then she’s been on loan from the House of Commons on a tour of the Country. She arrived at the University of Worcester yesterday (Tuesday) in her first visit to the West Midlands.
Professor Sarah Greer, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost of the University of Worcester, said: “We are so thrilled to be hosting ‘Hope’, the Lego suffragette. She is a reminder of how the bravery of the suffragettes created change that people didn’t think at the time was possible – change which continues to benefit and empower women 100 years on.
“We hope her presence on campus will encourage discussion around these themes between our students and staff and that it will ensure that the courage of the suffragettes is never forgotten.”
The University and Worcester Students’ Union worked together to put in a bid to host the model, which will be situated in the main reception at the St John’s Campus. Members of the community, schoolchildren and students are all invited to take the time to visit the model, have photos with her, and share messages about the importance of democracy.
The model will be on display until December 11, the day before the General Election.
