Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in central London. It features a large open green area in the center with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals. The statue of Millicent Fawcett is the first statue of a woman to be included in Parliament Square. Dame Millicent was a prominent leader during the campaign for women's suffrage, serving as president of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies for more than twenty years. The banner her statue holds is an extract from a speech she made after the death of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison.