Elizabeth Heyrick Society

Elizabeth Heyrick was a philanthropist dedicated to many causes. Her memory has been severely neglected. Help us honour Elizabeth's legacy.

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As we welcome 2025, let’s commit to resolutions that reflect Elizabeth Heyrick’s fight for justice:

🌱 Shop ethically & sustainably.
🤝 Volunteer for causes that matter.
📖 Learn & advocate for social justice.
What’s your resolution to make a difference?
#NewYearsResolutions

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Driven by compassion and justice, Elizabeth Heyrick challenged slavery. Today, @Hopeforjustice continues her legacy, combating human trafficking globally. Together, we stand stronger against injustice.

#WomenForChange #EndTrafficking

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“True justice can flourish” only in the absence of strife.

Elizabeth Heyrick rejected gradualism, calling for immediate abolition and collective action.

Her legacy reminds us that peace and justice are not passive, they must be demanded.

#ElizabethHeyrick #HistoryMatters

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Leicester, your city needs you! Help us honour Elizabeth Heyrick, the fearless abolitionist who transformed the anti-slavery movement yet remains invisible in our public spaces.
Add your voice to our campaign: https://t.co/Po4wgGK2wa #StatueForHeyrick

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🌟 Missed it? Artist Corinne Lambert shares the story behind her Elizabeth Heyrick sculpture for Leicester Museum. 📍

Read the full guest blog here:
https://t.co/emESo4BZbq

#StatueForHeyrick #ArtAndHistory #WomenInSculpture #ElizabethHeyrick

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Elizabeth Heyrick championed ethical trade and consumer responsibility. Her fight for justice lives on in the Fair Trade movement.

Revisit our blog to see how you can continue her legacy: https://t.co/OuZauM52Tq

#SocialJustice #EthicalShopping #FairTrade

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Elizabeth Heyrick’s legacy of courage and social change lives on. 🌿 Join us in making a difference. #ElizabethHeyrick #Sustainability #SocialImpact

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Elizabeth Heyrick fought against slavery and changed history from Leicester—but she has no statue here. We're raising funds to change that. Let’s honor her where it counts—in stone.

Donate now: 👉 https://t.co/Po4wgGK2wa

#StatueForHeyrick #ElizabethHeyrick #LeicesterHistory

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We’re building the first public statue of Elizabeth Heyrick — and you can help.

If you’d never heard of her until now, imagine how many still haven’t.
Let’s change that.

👉 https://t.co/Po4wgGK2wa
#StatueForHeyrick #BuildHerLegacy

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She organised sugar boycotts.
Mobilised women.
Fought slavery with words, pressure, and principle.

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But where’s her statue?
Where’s her recognition?

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In 1824, while others were calling for gradual change, she wrote a pamphlet titled:
“Immediate, Not Gradual Abolition.”
She meant it.

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Elizabeth Heyrick: The abolitionist Leicester forgot.
Let us reintroduce her. Follow this thread below 🧵

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Walk through any city centre and see statues of generals, kings, and industrialists. But what about women? What about abolitionists? What about Leicester’s own Elizabeth Heyrick?

Comment below: Who do YOU think deserves a statue?
#WhoWeRemember #StatuesMatter #ElizabethHeyrick

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Statues are memory. And history has overlooked too many.

Elizabeth Heyrick fought for the end of slavery and yet she has no statue. Not in Leicester. Not anywhere!

Let’s change that. 🗽

👉 https://t.co/Po4wgGK2wa

#StatueForHeyrick #BuildHerLegacy #WhoWeRemember

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Creating Heyrick - In our latest guest blog, artist Corinne Lambert reveals the creative process behind her sculpture of Elizabeth Heyrick, exhibited at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.

Read the full story:
https://t.co/emESo4Cx0Y

#StatueForHeyrick #WomenInSculpture

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Let’s change that.
👉 https://t.co/Po4wgGK2wa
#StatueForHeyrick #RepresentationMatters #WhoWeRemember

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🗿 On this #MonumentsAndSitesDay, we ask: who do we remember?

Abolitionist Elizabeth Heyrick fought for the immediate end of slavery — yet she has no statue. Not in Leicester. Not anywhere.

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🎙️ Exciting News! 🎙️

Our Trustee, Jess Jenkins, will be featured in an exclusive interview with BBC Radio's Kevin Ncube! .

📅 Tune in on Friday, 18th April:

🕕 18:00 on BBC Radio Derby

🕖 19:00 on BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Nottingham

#ElizabethHeyrick #BBCInterview