by Susan | Aug 10, 2026 | Monuments
Located in a small rural town this statue honors the life of Margaret Cruickshank, a local doctor who died in the influenza pandemic of 1918. At its unveiling on July 25, 1923, it was the first monument erected in New Zealand to a woman other than Queen Victoria....
by Susan | Jun 22, 2026 | Monuments
The sculpture, dedicated in 1966, commemorates Catherine Spence (1825 – 1910), a social and political reformer. The life-size bronze statue was designed by Ieva Pocius and erected for the 150th anniversary of European settlement in South Australia, unveiled...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2024 | Monuments
Dedicated in 1978, The Martyrs of the Revolution monument is a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives during the revolutionary era. It was awarded the ‘All Union Lenin’ prize during the Soviet era. The centerpiece of the monument is a statue of Urkuya...
by Susan | May 1, 2017 | Monuments
This Rosa Parks statue was installed in 2009 in a new Rosa Parks Plaza, a transportation hub for buses and light rail in the Dallas West End, near Dealy Plaza. There is room on the bench for commuters to sit with Rosa for a while, and they do. Behind her is a...
by Susan | Mar 14, 2016 | Monuments
The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial was the first statue erected on public land in Washington, D.C. to honor an African American and a woman. It is located in Lincoln Park, at East Capitol Street and 12th Street N.E. The statue features an elderly Mrs. Bethune handing a...
