List of monuments and memorials to women's suffrage
Women's suffrage refers to the right of a woman to vote in an election. This right was often not included in the original suffrage legislation of a state or country, resulting in both men and women campaigning to introduce legislation to enable women to vote. Actions included writing letters to newspapers and legislators, compiling petitions, holding marches and rallies and carrying out acts of violence. Women were on occasion arrested for these actions and held in jail, during which time some went on hunger strikes, refusing to eat for the duration of their incarceration.
Monuments and memorials to women's suffrage have been constructed around the world in recognition of the bravery and strength of the women who campaigned for voting rights, and the achievement of having the legislation passed.
Australia
| Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary of Western Australian Women's Suffrage Memorial | Perth | 1998 | Marks the centenary of women's suffrage in Western Australia |
| Centenary of Women's Suffrage Commemorative Fountain | Canberra | 2003 | Marks the centenary of women's suffrage in Australia |
| Resilience (sculpture) | Brisbane | 2007 | Marks the centenary of women's suffrage in Queensland |
| Great Petition (sculpture) | Melbourne | 2008 | Marks the centenary of women's suffrage in Victoria |
Canada
| Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Women are Persons!" | Ottawa | 2000 | Commemorates the five suffragists who filed and won the Persons Case, enabling women to be appointed to the Senate of Canada |
England
| Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial | London | 1930 | Commemorates the lives of two leading suffragists |
| Suffragette Memorial | London | 1970 | Commemorates the bravery of the suffragists |
| Sylvia Pankhurst (artwork) | London | 2011 | Commemorates the contribution of a leading suffragist |
New Zealand
| Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mural at Khartoum Place | Auckland | 1993 | Commemorates Auckland suffragists |
| Kate Sheppard National Memorial | Christchurch | 1993 | Commemorates the lives of New Zealand's leading suffragists |
| Puketapapa Women's Suffrage Memorial | Auckland | 2013 | Commemorates the local women suffragists of the community |
United States of America
| Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony | Washington, D.C. | 1921 | Commemorates the lives of leading suffragists of the United States of America |
| Statue of Esther Hobart Morris | Cheyenne, Wyoming | 1953 | Commemorates the life of one of Wyoming's leading suffragists |
| Minnesota Woman Suffrage Memorial | Saint Paul | 2000 | Commemorates the women who campaigned for the state legislature to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to give women the right to vote. Minnesota was the 15th state to ratify the amendment, doing so in 1919. |
| Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial | Knoxville | 2006 | Commemorates the women who campaigned for the state legislature to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to give women the right to vote. Tennessee was the final state to ratify the amendment, doing so in 1920. |