Discover how Artists, Academics and the Nottingham community have come together to recognise the legacies of transatlantic cotton workers free and unfree.

This ambitious new sculpture will give representation to the under-represented, give voice and recognition to the contributions of thousands of unnamed women who were the driving forces behind the East Midlands cotton textile industry during Industrialisation.

The statue’s inclusion in a public park places Nottingham at the forefront of historic female recognition; and makes Nottingham a regional, national and global leader in acknowledging the significant contribution women have made to the British economy and society in their roles as enslaved workers in the Americas and Caribbean and as factory workers in industrial Britain.

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Film

 Standing In this Place: Acknowledging the contributions of those hidden from public view.

Join artist Rachel Carter for a look behind the scenes at the making of the new sculpture.

Film by Fred Glenister

Film

‘Standing in This Place: The Journey Continues’ follows Rachel Carter and The Legacy Makers, as they embark on a journey to create ‘Standing in This Place’, the UK’s first sculpture to recognise the transatlantic story of thousands of unnamed women whose labour built the East Midlands cotton textile industry during industrialisation.

Directed by Rachael Halaburda.