Nominate a woman for one of London's historic Blue Plaques
London’s Blue Plaques are iconic. But they are deeply unrepresentative of London. The scheme honours Londoners who have made a positive contribution in their field, communities and wider society. But of the 943 plaques installed to date, only 132 commemorate women. But that’s not because women haven’t contributed to London’s rich history. The problem is: women only make up a third of the nominations received.
As a part of the 100th year since women earned the right to vote in the country, the London Assembly campaigned to increase the nominations for women for Blue Plaques.
Via a comprehensive digital media programme, the London Assembly capitalised on and added value to the burgeouning women's protest movement and International Women's Day, relating the discrepancy between women and men represented as significant contributors to history with the discrepancies in power experienced today.
The project resulted in nominations for over 250 women, which is over 150 more nominations than is usually received in a full year.
Some social examples are included below.
Companies
The London Assembly
- Public Sector