From BBC News:
A church is to replace its crumbling medieval carvings with sculptures of inspiring women to honour their "extraordinary" achievements.
Many of the stone sculptures at St Mary's Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire, are now unrecognisable.
Carvings of Queen Elizabeth II, feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and nurse Mary Seacole are among the notable women set to replace them.
Rev Rebecca Lumley said they would "help to inspire the next generation".
Work to install characters from CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia on the outer wall of the church has recently been completed, with the same small team of sculptors used for the latest project.
Clay prototypes of the women are currently being created, with the church aiming for the stone versions to be ready for public viewing by November.
"Pioneering women" who worked in traditionally male-dominated arenas including maths, the sciences and engineering, were prioritised.
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