Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker

Coordinates: 54°35′42″N 5°56′06″W / 54.595°N 5.935°W / 54.595; -5.935

Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker.

The Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker is a 1992^[1] sculpture by Louise Walsh in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The sculpture is located on the city's Great Victoria Street adjacent to the Europa Hotel. The Department of the Environment's original commission was to reflect the nearby Amelia Street’s history as a Red-light district. However Walsh disagreed with this, and changed the focus to women's rights issues of low-paid jobs and unpaid housework.

Walsh was born in County Cork, and received her MA in sculpture from the University of Ulster.^[2]

References

Outdoor sculptures in Belfast

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Constructed	Spirit of Belfast Spire of Hope Beacon of Hope The Calling Homage to the Lagan Dividers The Big Fish Sheep on the Road Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker Rise

Cancelled	Trillian (2009) Magic Jug (2010)

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