Monumental decisions: which women should be recognised with statues in Canberra?

Jasper Lindell
Updated August 11 2021 - 10:46am, first published July 18 2021 - 12:00am
A bronze bust of Marion Mahony Griffin temporarily looks over Canberra from the Mt Ainslie lookout. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
A bronze bust of Marion Mahony Griffin temporarily looks over Canberra from the Mt Ainslie lookout. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Across the capital, the supplies of sculptural bronze have been mostly reserved for men. Only very occasionally is some spared to recognise a woman's contribution.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.