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So pleased to have been a part of this rich discussion and to hear from so many women engaging in this space. Thread below of my top takeaways (and please excuse the dodgy paraphrasing, how anyone manages to be so eloquent on zoom is totally beyond me)... https://twitter.com/EEWomensMuseum/status/1352195482806697984
Firstly, why am I not that surprised to learn that there are more statues of men named John than of non-mythica non-royal women
From @sara_huws , our challenge is to move away from putting one woman on a pedestal. What do we do once a woman is on a pedestal other than pull her down? Let’s dissolve the romance of easily-packaged feminist icons and celebrate the women around us today.
Independent researchers need more help navigating the process of proposing blue plaques. Who makes these decisions and why is it so hard to see women represented?
We need to focus not only on increasing the representation of women in public spaces, but ensuring that said public spaces are safe, welcoming and accessible for all communities. This means ACTIVELY listening to and responding to those who are excluded.
We MUST STOP perpetuating the idea that statues of ‘white women in hats’ is enough.
And finally, how can these representations be responsive and reflexive? How can we make the space for future generations to build on our work as well as critique it? Thank you for a wonderful event! Time for some Thinking with a capital T.
