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NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHING EARLY 2026
A citizen-science project based at Aix-Marseille Université: help us map sites of feminist memory around the world!
https://framacarte.org/fr/map/sites-of-suffrage-memory-a-herstory-maps-project_82076#2/-21.1/130.8
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On Emily Davison's grave in Morpeth (Yorkshire), you can read the inscription ‘Deeds not words’, the slogan of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) of which she was a member 🪦
Emily Wilding Davison's tomb. This tomb commemorates the militant British suffragette Emily Wilding Davison as well as other members of her family. This tomb situated in St Mary the Virgin’s graveyard in Mortpeth commemorates the militant British suffragette Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913) as well as other members of her family. Her gravestone bears the inscription ‘Deeds not words’, the slogan of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) of which she was a member. Emily Wilding Davison famously set fire to pillar boxes, smashed windows, and once attempted to injure herself in prison as an act of protest. Her most dramatic and fatal act came in 1913 when she stepped onto the track during the Epsom Derby and was struck by King George V’s horse. Whether intentional or not, her death became a powerful symbol of sacrifice for the suffrage movement. Thousands attended her funeral in London, and she is remembered as a martyr for women’s rights in the UK. Learn more about the history of women's suffrage and contribute to our research by reaching out. Feministmemory@gmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Discover this memorial sculpture dedicated to the black American abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman, situated in Yorskhire in the UK 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 It was unveiled in 2013 to commemorate the centenary of her death during Black History Month.
Harriet Tubman Memorial Sculpture This memorial sculpture commemorates Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross (1820-1913). She was a black American abolitionist and social activist known as the ‘Moses of her people.’ Many thanks to Amélie Bardivia for suggesting this site of memory! This memorial sculpture commemorates Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross (1820-1913). She was a black American abolitionist and social activist known as the ‘Moses of her people.’ After escaping slavery in the South, she helped hundreds of slaves to escape to freedom. She was a leading figure of the Underground Railroad, but she was also active in the women’s suffrage movement. She worked as a nurse and cook during the American Civil War, and then she worked as a scout and spy. The sculpture was commissioned to mark the 100th anniversary of Harriet’s death during Black history month. Harriet’s bust sits on a plinth carved with reliefs inspired by African art and culture. The sculptor worked with students from the Netherhall Learning Campus.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Our collaborative map of feminist memory sites is getting a major upgrade. Launching early 2026 with expanded themes, improved navigation, new ways to contribute and a few other surprises. Can't wait to share it with you all!
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Among the last sites of memory you sent us is our first monument in South America: a bust of the lawyer and activist Rosita Turizo de Trujillo. She was part of the 1954 suffragette movement that made it possible for Colombian women to vote for the first time in 1957.
©Portrait Julián Roldán 2011
May 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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DISTANT SISTERS by @jameskeating.bsky.social 🌏

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March 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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New blogpost!

Lucy McCormick writes about emotion and space in the mid-Victorian Women's Suffrage Movement. She explores how anti-suffragists weaponised emotion in relation to politicised spaces, and how suffragists renegotiated these links.

Read here: womenshistorynetwork.org/emotion-and-...
Emotion and Space in the Mid-Victorian Women’s Suffrage Movement – Lucy McCormick
Separate Spheres The doctrine of the ‘separate spheres’ – women’s confinement in the home while men freely roamed the public world – is entrenched in popular imaginings of Victorian life. Historian…
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March 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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une série d'émission sur le droit de vote des femmes!!!!!!
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Le droit de vote des femmes, 150 ans de combats : un podcast à écouter en ligne | France Culture | Radio France
LSD part sur la trace des femmes qui entrèrent en politique sans y être invitées. Combattantes des faubourgs, insurgées, institutrices révolutionnaires, antifascistes, féministes, elles s’arrogèrent l...
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April 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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🏁 Our Six Weeks for Suffrage Campaign is over 🏁
Thank you everyone for the 35 new monuments you have sent us 🙌 Our team is processing them and they will appear shortly on our website!
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April 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Only 10 days left in our Six Weeks for Suffrage campaign!Thank you to everyone who has sent us suggestions of sites of feminist memory to include on our map via the online form, by email or here on BlueSky. Please keep them coming!
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Do you live near a women's suffrage memorial? Help researchers at Aix-Marseille uni to map it alongside hundreds of others.
Celebrate and value global histories of democracy and feminist activism - a powerful message given ebbing support in the twenty-first century
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Sites of Suffrage Memory: a HerStory Maps project
This map seeks to **geolocate the memorials to the Women's Suffrage Movement ** all over the world. --- It is a small contribution to the decades-long effort by activists and scholars to raise publi...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM