Victim of Gendered Violence Archives

Donna Grabarczyk

Founded an international help line called Women Against Sexual Harassment (WASH) for victims of sexual harassment

Margery Jourdemayne

In 1441, Margery Jourdemayne, also known as “the Witch of Eye Next Westminster,” was burned at the stake.

Eowudong

Versatile 15th-century Joseon Dynasty artist, excelling in dance, literature, art, and poetry.

Unica Zürn

German surrealist artist and writer

Carol June Young Specht was a Past President of the local League of Women Voters, President of Women Against Rape (WAR), and co-founder of the Coles County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She advocated with a passion for victims of rape and domestic violence during the mid-twentieth century.

Beatrice Cenci

Roman woman who killed her father

Niki De Saint Phalle

The Nouveau Realisme movement, and Niki de Saint Phalle’s work in particular, had a significant effect on the development of conceptual art. Her works often combined performance and plastic art in new ways, blending and dismantling hierarchies between painting, sculpture, and performance in a way that would influence conceptual artists.

Frida Kahlo

As an individualist who was disengaged from any official artistic movement, Kahlo’s artwork has been associated with Primitivism, Indigenism, Magic Realism, and Surrealism. Posthumously, Kahlo’s artwork has grown profoundly influential for feminist studies and postcolonial debates, while Kahlo has become an international cultural icon.

Maya Angelou

Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.

Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer rose from humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.