COUNTDOWN TO AUGUST 26, 2020:
The 100th anniversary of the ratificationof the 19th Amendment and the unveiling ofthe first statue of real women in Central Park.
October 21, 2019 – New York City Public Design Commission Approves First Statue Depicting Real Women in Central Park
December 3rd, 2019 – Monumental Women received unanimous approval from the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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, Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth (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 167-year history of New York City’s Central Park
Writing all women back into the historical record through an inclusive education campaign in partnerships with museums and libraries
Challenging U.S. municipalities to recognize and honor the contributions of all women and people of color with tributes in their public spaces
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).
