A suffragette statue marking 100 years on from women winning the right to vote has been unveiled in Leicester.
The bronze sculpture of Alice Hawkins, a shoe factory machinist who led the women's suffrage movement in the city, was the centrepiece of the celebrations on Sunday.
The event marked the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, in which all men and some women were given the right to vote.
The 7ft bronze statue of Ms Hawkins was revealed in Leicester Market Square at 2pm, a location she would have delivered many of her speeches.
At the ceremony, Ms Hawkins's great-grandson Peter Barratt said: "Alice and the other women were often heckled by the crowd but today we have been here to cheer Alice on.
"We have always been strong in our belief that if we could get the statue of Alice here in the market place, it would not only be of 'Alice Hawkins, suffragette', but it would also be representational of working class women who worked such long hours but stood up for what they believed in and became suffragettes."
Kate Barratt, Ms Hawkins's great-great-granddaughter, added: "Alice actually gives me a lot to live up to.
"I get asked questions about how I am following in her footsteps but just like many women I go about my day-to-day life.
"I have my freedom, I have my vote and I don't even need to think about it, whereas Alice had to fight for that."
