Boston Women's Memorial — Attraction in Boston

Statues/sculptures to commemorate women of Boston and Massachusetts who have made contributions to history in literature and the advancement of women's careers. I hope it will inspire people today to go beyond pop culture, to look into history and to see 🙈 if such accomplishments can be repeated today. This site is part of Boston's Woman's Heritage Trail. It was dedicated on October 25th, 2003. The New York artist/sculpter of the memorial was Meredith Bergmann. The subjects are Abigail Adams (1744-1818), Lucy Stone (1818-1893) and Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784). It took about twelve years to go from an idea 💡, to a competition, then to the unveiling by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The memorial is a result of a collaboration between the Boston's Woman's Commission, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall Committee, the Massachusetts Historical Society and support from Angela Menino, the Mayor's wife. The women ♀️ are at street level 🎚️ using their pedestals either to work or rest on. Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and mother to John Quincy Adams, the 6th president of the United States. She managed the estate and affairs of her and her husband, corresponded frequently and was considered an advisor to her husband while he was president of the United States. Phillis Wheatley, who was brought here as a slave when she was a child, was the first published African American poet in America. She was college educated, multilingual and travelled to Europe 🌍. She eventually became free all though her life was not freed from hardship. Lucy Stone was a leader of the Woman's Suffrage Movement, founded and edited The Woman's Journal and spoke out on the issues of abolition and woman's rights. There are inscriptions on each plinth. These sculptures receive a lot of attention from visitors. When I visited, the sculpture of Phillis Wheatley had a teddy 🧸 bear on the pedestal. My only reservation is that the Phillis Wheatley sculpture doesn't accurately depict her dignity, education or poise. She did endure slavery in the first part of her life and then poverty at the end while accomplishing so much. I do appreciate the inspiration to research the history of these women and I am thankful for their placement! They are placed in a scenic neighborhood and the lights on the trees add to the sculptures. I missed the QR code on Lucy Stone's statue. I hope to visit again and check ✔️ that out! It is not "disgustingly pro-women". I would call it "proudly...

Why is it the women who have to be down at street level? And the three of them have to share the space, while all the rest of the men are up on their individual statues. Booooston should do...

I like the concept, but it feels a tad forced. All of the statues of men they're in power poses. In this they've made one of the women sprawled out across a table. This would never be the...