📍She stands high up on the Brandenburg Gate: Victoria, the goddess of victory. A beautiful detail on one of Berlin's most famous landmarks - but her story is more than just ornamental.
For centuries, Victoria was claimed by men as a symbol of power, triumph and dominance. In 1806, Napoleon had her deported to Paris along with the quadriga - as spoils of war, as a trophy of male dominance. A goddess degraded to a symbol of foreign victories. But after Napoleon's defeat, she returned.
🔥 Today, we are taking her out of the shadows of men's history - into the center of society, where mothers, women and care workers have long belonged. We are giving them a new story - a story from the here and now, from the year 2025. A story that does not tell of conquest, but of the reality of mothers: of their daily commitment, their strength and their fight for a just future.
🌟 This Victoria no longer stands for historical battles, but for the battles that are being fought today: for equality, for the recognition of care work, for a system that finally treats mothers in all their diversity and care workers as equals. It tells the stories of millions of women who need to be made visible.
💬 And in a diverse world, Victoria could also have other names: Zara, Noor, Indira, Mei-Lin, Yasmin or Nia. These names represent strength, hope and the power to initiate change.
⭕️️ On May 10, 2025, we will give Victoria a new meaning - and a history that we will write together. 100,000 mothers in front of the Brandenburg Gate send a clear signal: for freedom, solidarity and a just society that puts mothers at the center.
❤️ Be part of this story - for the here and now!
For centuries, Victoria was claimed by men as a symbol of power, triumph and dominance. In 1806, Napoleon had her deported to Paris along with the quadriga - as spoils of war, as a trophy of male dominance. A goddess degraded to a symbol of foreign victories. But after Napoleon's defeat, she returned.
🔥 Today, we are taking her out of the shadows of men's history - into the center of society, where mothers, women and care workers have long belonged. We are giving them a new story - a story from the here and now, from the year 2025. A story that does not tell of conquest, but of the reality of mothers: of their daily commitment, their strength and their fight for a just future.
🌟 This Victoria no longer stands for historical battles, but for the battles that are being fought today: for equality, for the recognition of care work, for a system that finally treats mothers in all their diversity and care workers as equals. It tells the stories of millions of women who need to be made visible.
💬 And in a diverse world, Victoria could also have other names: Zara, Noor, Indira, Mei-Lin, Yasmin or Nia. These names represent strength, hope and the power to initiate change.
⭕️️ On May 10, 2025, we will give Victoria a new meaning - and a history that we will write together. 100,000 mothers in front of the Brandenburg Gate send a clear signal: for freedom, solidarity and a just society that puts mothers at the center.
❤️ Be part of this story - for the here and now!