Jules Ferry
The Monument to Jules Ferry is a stone sculpture in the Tuileries Garden, near the Louvre in Paris. Jules Ferry appears standing at a lectern, presenting the statesman as an orator.
Gustave Michel created the work in 1910, placing a historical politician within a garden setting. Ferry served as Prime Minister during the Third Republic and promoted secularism and education reform in France. The Jules Ferry Laws made education free, compulsory, and secular. Those reforms supported schooling for both boys and girls, while his language policy weakened several regional languages. His colonial policies remain a controversial part of his legacy.
Below the lectern, a woman places her hands on a child, while another holds a closed book. These figures connect the monument with education and secularism. The spot is recorded as wheelchair accessible within this public garden setting.
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