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Anyone who knows Wakefield will be familiar with the statue to Queen Victoria in Castrop-Rauxel Square on Rishworth Street, but did you know that there are other monuments to women in and around the city?
From Ann Clarkson to Dame Barbara Hepworth, discover more about the women who have been immortalised across the city in this trail from the Wakefield Civic Society.
Find out more on the Wakefield Civic Society website.
Find out more about the Forgotten Women of Wakefield project, an initiative by Dream Time Creative.
Download the full PDF map leaflet.
Published by Wakefield Civic Society.
Text: Sarah Cobham, Helga Fox and Kevin Trickett.