Nacho López’s 1953 Harassment Experiment

Mexican photographer Nacho López conducted a groundbreaking social experiment in 1953 that exposed

the harsh reality women faced daily. He asked actress Maty Huitrón to simply walk through

a market while he secretly captured what happened. The results were shocking.

Men openly stared, followed her, and invaded her personal space without hesitation.

This wasn't just photography, it was documentation of systematic harassment women endured in

public. What makes this experiment powerful is that seventy years later,

women around the world still report similar experiences. From Houston opening public domestic

violence shelters to Texas launching complaint tools for protecting women's spaces,