On the evening of 8 July 2021, Charlotte Cornell wowed the CCS AGM with a powerful and rousing talk on APHRA BEHN. This remarkable Canterbury-born woman was the FIRST

• female professional writer in English;
• female writer whose work (Orinooco) became a prime abolitionist text;
• author of a novel in English (as some claim for Orinooco).

Now we need a fitting monument to this fine, feisty pioneer. Join the CCS and the A is for Aphra campaign now. Please!