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Toponomastica femminile (Female Toponymy)

IN PROGRESS

From 2021

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The things that are indicated and highlighted in a map are visible and have voice. Moreover, if mapping is a collective action for all, the power of the map increases because it allows the vision of the community that built it and opens the community itself to all the people who consult the map.

The members of Toponomastica femminile are aware of this power of mapping and have therefore turned it into a fundamental tool in their battle for a more inclusive and respectful world.

A few months ago, the association took a further step forward. It experimented with using the civic social network FirstLife to map urban places named after female figures in the city of Turin. Streets, squares, gardens, etc. with female names have been georeferenced on the map, each of which corresponds to a card, published on the interactive notice board, with a brief biography of the figure they are named after, where it is possible to contribute comments, discussions, additions and even participate in surveys.

The platform was launched during the European Researchers’ Night 2021, when it was possible to bring to the public’s attention the reflection on gender balance in urban symbolism, a collective theme that concerns everyone and carries with it many meanings and emergencies, all via mapping!


Technical Partners

Associazione Toponomastica femminile