FIVE WELSH WOMEN • FIVE STATUES • FIVE YEARS
We are Monumental Welsh Women, the team behind the first ever statues of real welsh women in Wales. Our mission was inspired by the fact that before we started our campaign, there was not one single public statue commemorating the achievements of real Welsh Women. Welsh girls couldn’t see what they could be. We aimed to change this by commissioning 5 statues of 5 real Welsh women. We have now successfully delivered the iconic Betty Campbell Monument in Cardiff, the beautiful statue of Elaine Morgan in Mountain Ash, the uplifting statue of Cranogwen in Llangrannog, the striking statue of Lady Rhondda in Newport and finally, in June 2026, the inspiring statue of Elizabeth Andrews at the Rhondda Heritage Park. Our mission is now complete.

The statue of Elizabeth Andrews, the champion of workers' and women's rights and our final Monumental Welsh Woman, was created by artist Billie Bond and unveiled at the Rhondda Heritage Park in South Wales on 25th June 2026.

The sculptor Billie Bond created a beautiful bronze statue of Elizabeth, highlighting her campaign for pit-head baths and her tireless work for the children of the mining communities of South Wales.

The Unveiling took place at the Rhondda Heritage Park, the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, near Pontypridd on 25th June 2026.