About This Project
Summary
The feminist collective Plena launched “Tattoos Educate” to confront the erasure of women in history. Fifty women tattooed forgotten female icons on their skin and revealed them online: almost no one could recognize them. That provocation sparked a movement. For 60 days, the stories of 30 women were shared, echoed in media and debates. The body became a book, the tattoo a memory, and absence turned into presence.
Goals & Objectives
The feminist collective Plena launched “Tattoos Educate” to confront the erasure of women in history. Its goal was to take iconic women out of the academic sphere and into public recognition. Fifty women tattooed forgotten female icons on their skin; almost no one recognized them. For 60 days, stori
Results & Impact
The movement gained coverage in news outlets, online portals, and radio, reaching an estimated 2 million Brazilians. It sparked discussions on feminism and highlighted historical women absent from textbooks, permanently engraving their stories in the memory of countless people.
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