Women of World War II memorial

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The Women of World War II memorial is a bronze monument in central London honoring the diverse roles and contributions of British women during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture ⓘ
public monument ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
artStyle figurative sculpture ⓘ
category Monuments and memorials in London ⓘ
Outdoor sculpture in London ⓘ
World War II memorials in England ⓘ
commemoratesConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
commemoratesPeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts empty uniforms hanging on pegs ⓘ
uniforms worn by women during World War II ⓘ
designer John W. Mills ⓘ
fundingSource charitable donations ⓘ
public subscription ⓘ
governingBody UK government ⓘ
height 22 feet ⓘ
6.7 metres ⓘ
honours British women ⓘ
women in World War II ⓘ
women’s contributions during the Second World War ⓘ
inscription The Women of World War II ⓘ
locatedIn central London ⓘ
location City of Westminster ⓘ
Whitehall, London ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
near Cenotaph, Whitehall ⓘ
linked to: Cenotaph

Downing Street ⓘ
Houses of Parliament ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
purpose to acknowledge women’s contribution to the war effort ⓘ
to provide national recognition of women’s service in WWII ⓘ
shape rectangular block ⓘ
street Whitehall ⓘ
subjectFocus British women’s wartime roles ⓘ
theme recognition of women’s service ⓘ
roles of women in wartime ⓘ
unveiledBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
unveilingAttendedBy veterans of World War II ⓘ
unveilingDate 2005-07-09 ⓘ
width 13 feet ⓘ
4 metres ⓘ
yearOfUnveiling 2005 ⓘ

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Whitehall → hasLandmark → Women of World War II memorial ⓘ
subject linked to: Whitehall street