Sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft draws criticism
LONDON โ A sculpture celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft as the mother of feminism has attracted criticism even before it was unveiled. The sculpture was unveiled Tuesday after a decade of campaigning and fundraising, but many critics took to Twitter to question why it had to feature a naked female figure. โItโs not a conventional heroic or heroinic likeness of Mary Wollstonecraft. Itโs a sculpture about now, in her spirit.โCampaigners have worked for years to celebrate Wollstonecraft in north London, near where she lived and set up a girlsโ boarding school. The author died aged 38 after the birth of her daughter, the writer Mary Shelley.
Baby named Frankenstein born on Halloween
Their baby, Oskar Gray Frankenstein, was born at Winter Park Memorial Hospital at 2:57 p.m. Tuesday. Kyle and Jessica Frankenstein were planning to welcome their baby boy into the world Saturday, but grandmother Jennifer Frankenstein said her family had a suspicion that little Oskar's birth would coincide with the holiday. "He was due four days ago and he decided to wait until Halloween,โ Jennifer Frankenstein said. Jennifer Frankenstein said Oskar is her first grandchild and the first with her namesake born on Halloween, although she does have a 13-year-old daughter who shares the same birthday as "Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley. โEverybodyโs safe and sound and weโre super excited,โ Jennifer Frankenstein said.