THERE are statues and monuments all over Glasgow, celebrating people across many centuries who have done great work in many fields.

It is however a reflection on our view of history that there are so few women celebrated in this way in Glasgow.

Perhaps it is because for years it was men who almost exclusively held the power and who made the decisions, so the achievements of women were overlooked.

But the achievements are there and the statue to Mary Barbour for her role in the 1915 rent strike and many other campaigns to improve the lives of working class women and children in the city is certainly merited and undoubtedly long overdue.

Whether it is in the city centre in George Square to mark the city's first woman councillor or in Govan where she campaigned and organised protests to take on rogue landlords, it should be visible as an inspiration to others to stand up for the same values of fairness, and equality.

Mary Barbour's work not only enhanced the lives of the women who she helped to mobilise, but also the generations of sons and daughters who followed her and who benefited from improved health and housing as a result of her generation's campaigning.

THERE are statues and monuments all over Glasgow, celebrating people across many centuries who have done great work in many fields.

It is however a reflection on our view of history that there are so few women celebrated in this way in Glasgow.

Perhaps it is because for years it was men who almost exclusively held the power and who made the decisions, so the achievements of women were overlooked.

But the achievements are there and the statue to Mary Barbour for her role in the 1915 rent strike and many other campaigns to improve the lives of working class women and children in the city is certainly merited and undoubtedly long overdue.

Whether it is in the city centre in George Square to mark the city's first woman councillor or in Govan where she campaigned and organised protests to take on rogue landlords, it should be visible as an inspiration to others to stand up for the same values of fairness, and equality.

Mary Barbour's work not only enhanced the lives of the women who she helped to mobilise, but also the generations of sons and daughters who followed her and who benefited from improved health and housing as a result of her generation's campaigning.