acediscovery: Seeking statues of women

Considering women make up around half the population, there is a huge lack of women on statues.

In many towns and cities, it's often the case that there are very few women on statues. Or very few named women on statues, as it's often the case that statues with female forms are abstract or mythological figures.

I wrote about there being so few statues of women in cities and towns across Europe in 2019 for Europeana, and recently published a gallery showcasing images of women on statues. Perhaps in the six years since that first blog, things have gotten a little better.

Since writing that blog, my eyes are now very open to statues that commemorate women. I spot them, photograph them, and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. See here for all the photographs of statues I've shared.

Here are some examples from various countries.

Armenia