A bronze girl who is 1.20 meters tall has been a reminder of women’s rights in downtown Manhattan since 2017 – but now the “Fearless Girl” in front of Wall Street could soon be history. The approval of the statue of the “Fearless Girl” in front of the famous New York Stock Exchange expired a few days ago. Activists and the artist are now fighting to stay.
“I’m here to reiterate why the artwork should be preserved and why it is important,” said sculptor Kristen Visbal at the statue’s location. Local authorities in New York must now decide what to do with the “Fearless Girl”.
The little bronze girl wears a flowing dress and a ponytail, her hands defiantly on her hips. In 2017, it initially stared at the famous “Wall Street Bull” statue a few meters away for a year and a half. Then it moved to the stock exchange and looked up to the important international trading place. In recent years, it has grown in popularity – thousands of people took photos with the statue.
For artist Visbal, the “Fearless Girl” stands for much more than just the power of women in leadership positions: “The questions of cooperation between the sexes and the diversity of all equality ideals that stand behind ‘Fearless Girl’ are so important we can fully realize our potential as a global society, “she says. The sculptor emphasizes that she wants to work with the New York authorities so that the “fearless girl” can stay in Manhattan.