Curious Citizen Kate Hannigan spends a lot time walking through Chicago’s parks and streets, and there’s something that really bugs her — it’s something that she doesn’t see. So she asked Curious City, “Where are all the statues of women?"
Kate’s onto something. In Chicago, there are around 40 figurative statues of historic men but just one of a woman, Justice Laura Liu, the first Chinese-American to serve on the Illinois Appellate Court.
Kate thinks this lack of representation of actual historic women is a problem, and she’d like to see more figurative statues around the city. She’s even thought about who she’d want to see erected in stone or marble, women like Gwendolyn Brooks and Bessie Coleman.
We wondered who else might deserve this kind of honor, so we asked Curious Citizens which women should be commemorated and why. We received more than 100 responses, ranging from physicists to playwrights. Click here to view our special presentation.
