ºÚÁÏÉç have curated 20 women and non-binary artists, who have created new work inspired by unsung women heroes from London's history. Find the works in public spaces across the city during October:
North LDN WMN
See ’s work dedicated to WWII heroine Noor Inayat Khan at Kings Cross Station. At Gospel Oak to see 's art inspired by campaigners Esther Roper and Eva Gore Booth. Visit Alexandra Palace to see ’s celebration of broadcaster Una Marson and musicians Evelyn Dove and Winifred Atwell. honours the courageous pilot, Amy Johnson at Cricklewood Station in the coming weeks.
East LDN WMN
Find ’s tribute to Mala Sen on Brick Lane. See ’s dedication to the suffrage movement at Village Underground. Check ’s tribute to educationalist Irene Ho Tung in Liverpool Street station. At Redbridge Library see ’s dedication to Caribbean campaigner, Joyce Guy. See a work dedicated to trade unionist Adelaide Knight by at Community Links in Canning Town. Find ’s mural dedicated to Madge Gill in Walthamstow.
Central LDN WMN
See ’s celebration of the thousands of women who helped rebuild Waterloo Bridge during WWII at Southbank. Islington’s first black Mayor, Valda James is celebrated in a work by her granddaughter . Head to Victoria for ’s tribute to textile designer Marion Dorn. See 's work celebrating pianist Dame Julia Myra Hess at Charing Cross.
West LDN WMN
Head to Portobello Road for 's dedication to lesbian rights activist Jackie Forster. In Hammersmith, is inspired by campaigner Lolita Roy's political activism in Britain and India. In Paddington, opens up a lesser-known side of Mary Seacole’s life in a self-portrait.
South LDN WMN
See 's work inspired by women’s rights campaigner and trade unionist Rosa May Billinghurst opposite Deptford station. In Brixton, pays tribute to the co-founder of the Brixton Black Women’s Group, Olive Morris with clenched fists that stand the same height as Morris herself. In Sutton find ’s pop art tribute to Pauline Boty, and don't miss work in BOXPARK Croydon that brings founder of the ICA, Jane Drew to life.
Curated by ºÚÁÏÉç in collaboration with Mayor of London, LDN WMN is part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign which marks 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the UK.
