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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Historic England takes London 'birthplace of feminism' off at-risk list

Church that was hotbed of 18th century radicals is one of 181 sites no longer endangered

A once damp and leaky meeting house known as the “birthplace of feminism” is one of 181 historic sites facing a brighter future after being taken off England’s 2020 Heritage at Risk Register.

The building in Newington Green, London, has been a remarkable hotbed of dissent for more than 300 years and counted Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), as a member of its congregation.

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