Feminism Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/feminism-2/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:11:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png Feminism Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/feminism-2/ 32 32 Fearless Girl Statue in New York https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/fearless-girl-statue-in-new-york?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fearless-girl-statue-in-new-york Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:30:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// Kristen Visbal’s iconic Fearless Girl statue has been the subject of heated and ongoing contestation since its installation on New York’s Wall Street in 2017 and its subsequent relocation. Controversy arose over the significance and suitability of its original positioning opposite Arturo Di Modica’s Charging Bull (1989). The statue also sparked discourse regarding appropriate representations […]

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]]> Kristen Visbal’s iconic Fearless Girl statue has been the subject of heated and ongoing contestation since its installation on New York’s Wall Street in 2017 and its subsequent relocation. Controversy arose over the significance and suitability of its original positioning opposite Arturo Di Modica’s Charging Bull (1989). The statue also sparked discourse regarding appropriate representations of female empowerment and the relationship between artwork and advertising. In 2018, the piece was relocated to Broad Street, facing the New York Stock Exchange. This case study explores the controversy surrounding one of New York’s most iconic and well-known symbolic representations.

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]]> Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft in London, England https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/sculpture-for-mary-wollstonecraft-in-london-england?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sculpture-for-mary-wollstonecraft-in-london-england Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:58:21 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// A sculpture named A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft, stands on Newington Green in London. It sparked controversy following its unveiling on November 10, 2020, as some argued that the depiction of the nude ‘everywoman’ failed to commemorate the proto-feminist philosophies of Wollstonecraft in a respectful manner. A lack of public vote also prompted criticism. Campaigns […]

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]]> A sculpture named A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft, stands on Newington Green in London. It sparked controversy following its unveiling on November 10, 2020, as some argued that the depiction of the nude ‘everywoman’ failed to commemorate the proto-feminist philosophies of Wollstonecraft in a respectful manner. A lack of public vote also prompted criticism. Campaigns have now begun to commission an alternative statue, although at present a sculpture of Mary Wollstonecraft remains the only tangible representation of her legacy.

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