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.

United Kingdom

NameLocationYearArtistNotes
Annie's ArboretumEagle House, Batheaston1909–1913 Emily and Colonel Linley BlathwaytCommemorated c. 60 suffragists and suffragettes
The Suffrage OakGlasgow1918Scottish suffragistsOak tree planted to mark the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918.
Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst MemorialLondon1930Arthur George WalkerCommemorates the lives of two leading suffragists
Suffragette MemorialLondon1970Lorne McKean and Edwin Russell with Paul PagetCommemorates the bravery of the suffragists
The Pankhurst ParlourManchester1987Historical site and memorial
Sylvia Pankhurst (artwork)London2011Commemorates the contribution of a leading suffragist
Alice Hawkins (statue)Leicester2018Sean Hedges-QuinnCommemorates the life of a leading local suffragist
Millicent Fawcett (statue)London2018Gillian WearingCommemorates the contribution of a leading suffragist
Emily Wilding Davison Morpeth2018Ray LonsdaleA welded steel statue portraying the suffragette tipping over a bowl of food, in reference to her hunger strike
Rise up, Women (Emmeline Pankhurst statue)Manchester2018Hazel ReevesCommemorates the suffragettes' leader in the city of her birth
Annie Kenney Oldham2018Denise DuttonCommemorates the only working-class woman to hold a senior position in the suffragette movement
Bessie Watson Edinburgh2019Commemorates the youngest Scottish girl in the suffragette movement