NEWS & EVENTS
Statue Fund Receives Unanimous Approval From NYC Public Design Commission
March 18th: The New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously for conceptual approval of our Stanton and Anthony Statue on The Mall in Central Park.
Statue Fund Calls For New York City To Create A Women’s Rights Trail Honoring The Women Who Made This City Great : Read full press release
There are 23 statues of historical figures in Central Park, but not one honors a woman. Together, we are changing that.
After years of work, we’ve won approval from the Parks Department to break the bronze ceiling and build a statue featuring New Yorkers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Ay (abolitionists, suffragists, and women’s rights pioneers) in New York City’s Central Park. Now we have to raise funds to commission and maintain that statue as well as to support other components of our Monumental Women Campaign. In addition, we plan more statues to honor other valiant women as well as an extensive Women’s History Education Campaign to highlight the contributions of ALL women. We need your help.
WE ARE
Creating the first-ever statue honoring real women in the 165-year history of New York City’s Central Park
Writing all women back into the historical record through an inclusive education campaign in partnership with the New-York Historical Society
Challenging U.S. municipalities to recognize and honor the contributions of all women and people of color with tributes in their public spaces
Thanks to the New York State Museum in Albany for the “Breaking The Bronze Ceiling” exhibit of The Statue Fund’s Design Competition winner.
A Polish king. A Venezuelan military leader. A Prussian naturalist. Even a sled dog. Alice in Wonderland and Mother Goose have statues in Central Park as does Juliet (with Romeo).
