The Leeds women who deserve their own statues

There are currently no statues of women in Leeds - and we think that should change.

Here are a list of some of the most important female figure's in the city's history, whom we feel deserve to be immortalised on a plinth.

Alice Bacon - the city's first female MPplaceholder image
Alice Bacon - the city's first female MP
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