Finding Her 2024 Public Nominations

The 2024 Finding Her public call for Nominations are open March 8, 2024 – April 19 2024.

The  Victorian Government through the Office for Women is supporting Her Place Museum to add more women to the Finding Her map with a public call out to add existing commemorations to trailblazing women across Victoria to the map.

Victorians are encouraged to nominate existing places and public art commemorations to Victorian women and gender diverse people who have made significant and lasting contributions to society.

The public call for nominations are open between March 8, 2024 and April 19, 2024.

The successful nominations will be announced May 13, 2024.

Nominate today using the form below.

Successful Finding Her nominations will be announced on Her Place social media – May 13, 2024

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FAQ

  • Finding Her is Australia’s first state wide digital tour commemorating the significant stories of Victorian women and gender-diverse people.
  • This ground-breaking digital map is dedicated to making the stories, lives and achievements of women and gender-diverse people more visible in public spaces. It includes important stories of First Nations women and recognises their contributions to our state and nation.
  • This digital resource currently connects the stories of 62 women across 36 physical sites.  These sites, including statues, murals, place names and monuments, link to the stories of those being honoured.
  • You can take a virtual tour on the website or visit the locations yourself. Use the QR codes at the sites to reveal the stories of some truly remarkable women and take your own Finding Her tour.
  • The visibility of women’s achievements and ensuring women are depicted accurately and respectfully in public life are both key to progressing gender equality in Victoria.
  • This work is part of a wider program Put Her Name On it which strives to promote greater diversity and equity in place naming.
  • Finding Her was first created  in 2023 as a collaboration between Her Place , Museum Gender Equity Victoria (GenVic) and Just Gold Digital Agency supported by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) through Geographic Names Victoria (GNV).
  • 2024 additions to the map are proudly supported by the Department of Families Fairness and Planning – Office for Women 
  • The Victorian Government is helping to lead change by supporting initiatives like Finding Her.
  • Visit Finding Her – https://findingher.org.au/
  • An existing public commemoration: the commemoration must be an existing commemoration to a real person. 
  • Location of the site: The site must be in Victoria, an equitable representation of sites in regional and metropolitan areas will be selected.
  • Commemorations can include: statues, monuments, out-door plaques, playground, sports and recreation centres, buildings, public parks, public art work, murals and other like commemorations in public spaces that honour a woman or gender diverse person may be nominated.
  • Nominations can be for commemorations to any person who identifies as a woman or a gender diverse person.
  • Existing commemorations: including statues, monuments, out-door plaques, play grounds, sports and recreation centres, buildings, public parks, public art work, murals in public spaces that honour a woman or gender diverse person may be nominated.
  • Commemorations to mythical figures: such as goddesses, mermaids, fairytale characters, idealised muses.
  • Commemorations to a person who has disrespected others due to race, traditions or sexual preference.
  • Commemorations that don’t exist …. yet.
  • Please contact us at [email protected] and we will direct you to someone who can assist.
  • A selection panel experienced in the fields of gender equity will assess the nominations.
  • The Finding Her selection panel will take into account:
  • The commemorated woman or gender diverse person’s achievements and their contribution to the political, economic, social or cultural life of  Victoria.
  • The historical significance and artistic merit of the site
  • The final selection will represent the diversity and contemporary values of Victoria
  • Eligible nominations that are not selected in this round will be retained by Her Place Women’s Museum for future consideration.
  • Eligible nominations that are not selected in this round will be retained by Her Place Women’s Museum for future consideration.
  • If you have any questions regarding Finding Her Nominations or the project please contact us at [email protected] and we will be in touch.