![]() ![]() The statue, an objectively terrible eyesore depicting a weirdly tiny naked woman held up by a comparatively huge swirling mass of semi-formless women, has already proven rather controversial. A writer for mistakenly called it a statue of Mary Shelley, which may have started the confusion. Mary on the Green sits on Newington Green, Islington, in London. It’s happening this time largely because a statue of Mary Wollstonecraft-or rather, a statue in tribute to her-was unveiled on Tuesday, November 10. ![]() This is somewhat understandable since Wollstonecraft is Shelley’s mother, and Shelley is frequently credited as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ![]() It’s a day ending in Y, so people are once again confusing Mary Wollstonecraft with Mary Shelley. ![]()
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