She was one of 11 and had to leave school at 13 but went on to inspire a generation of women (opens original article in a new tab)

The Monumental Welsh Women group unveiled a statue of Elizabeth Andrews OBE JP, a 20th-century activist who fought for women's and children's rights, at Rhondda Heritage Park Museum in Trehafod. The statue highlights her work in improving maternity care and establishing nursery schools, as well as her role in creating pithead baths for mining communities.

• The fifth statue in the Monumental Welsh Women series was unveiled in Trehafod, honouring Elizabeth Andrews, a women's and children's rights campaigner.
• Elizabeth Andrews, one of 11 children from a poor mining family, left school at 13 but became a pioneering activist for working-class families and early nursery schools.
• The statue, designed by Billie Bond, features a depiction of Andrews with documents and an overturned tin bath, symbolizing her campaign for better living conditions.