Kirner Street and three new statues poised to even up Melbourne’s marble mismatch

Boonwurrung woman Louisa Briggs was stolen by sealers, lived in Tasmania, then returned to Country and became a nurse, matron and defender of her people during the earliest days of the Victorian colony.

The City of Melbourne is proposing erecting statues of Boonwurrung woman Louisa Briggs, who advocated for Indigenous rights, politician Vida Goldstein and entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein.The council is proposing erecting statues of Louisa Briggs, Vida Goldstein and Helena Rubinstein.Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece will move a notice of motion at the City of Melbourne’s meeting next week calling for the council to work towards getting at least three new statues of women.

Clare Wright, professor of history at La Trobe University and co-convenor of lobby group A Monument of One’s Own said the push for three statues was a marvellous outcome.

carawaters Based on this, do women even exist...

carawaters Its hard to understand why Dan & Mike follow the Age any longer.

carawaters Junk mail detected !!!!

carawaters The Age is in full freefall 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈

carawaters Statues are a patriarchal thing. Women need to get their own culture.

carawaters Joan Kirner only gets a street? She helped bankrupt the state. John Cain got a stadium for that. Talk about sexism.

carawaters Make an statue of Mirka Mora DanielAndrewsMP

carawaters Kirner street? How about find a woman who did something good for the state. Kirner nearly bankrupted Victoria which was the premise to let Kennett in the door with a massive majority and allowed him to sell off all our assets. No thanks

carawaters Fairies and nymphs are way more fun

carawaters Needed much more than a bronze statue of Daniel Andrews the ‘I can’t recall man’

carawaters I like ignoring both men and women

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