Place en Hommage-aux-Femmes-Victimes-de-Violences, Commemorative square in Croulebarbe, Paris, France
The place en Hommage aux Femmes Victimes de Violences is a small public square in the Croulebarbe neighborhood of Paris's 13th arrondissement, set between Rue Berbier-du-Mets and Rue de Croulebarbe. It sits alongside the square René-Le-Gall and features plaques and inscriptions that mark its commemorative purpose.
The street where this square stands has an old connection to Aimée Millot, a woman murdered here in 1827, making the area's link to women's stories older than its current name. The square received its present name in November 2021, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, as part of a broader effort by the city of Paris to name public spaces after women.
The name of this square makes violence against women visible in everyday public space, turning a simple street corner into a place of remembrance. Nearby, the Bergère-d'Ivry recalls Aimée Millot, a woman murdered in the 19th century after refusing an advance, linking the area to a longer local memory of women's stories.
The square is easy to reach on foot from the Les Gobelins metro station on line 7, which connects to the Croulebarbe neighborhood within a short walk. The space is open at all times and can be visited briefly as part of a walk through the area.
At the time of the inauguration, the railings of the neighboring square René-Le-Gall displayed drawings from the En avant toutes! exhibition by Cartooning for Peace, turning the surrounding fences into an open-air gallery. Those works were later published as a book by Gallimard in partnership with Amnesty International France.
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