{"id":31013,"date":"2018-11-06T14:23:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=31013"},"modified":"2018-11-06T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:23:07","slug":"first-statue-of-real-women-in-central-park-portrays-womens-suffrage-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/first-statue-of-real-women-in-central-park-portrays-womens-suffrage-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"First Statue of Real Women in Central Park Portrays Women\u2019s Suffrage Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alice in Wonderland? Yes. A real-life woman? Nope. Throughout Central Park, more than 70 statues stand erect. Twenty-three of them depict historical figures. Not one of them honors a \u201creal woman.\u201d The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Statue Fund noticed this imbalance and sought to change it. Enter: a call for artists, 91 submissions, four completed proposals and the announcement of a winning sculpture by Meredith Bergmann<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bergmann\u2019s statue will portray Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, two significant figures in the women\u2019s suffrage movement, working intently at a desk. A paper scroll, which will contain quotes from other significant women in history, overflows from their desk. It ends at a nearby ballot box \u2013 their end goal. Women today, whose present and future was paved by the help of the women whose quotes are on that scroll, now have the right to vote.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bergmann\u2019s sculpture is a reminder that the right to vote is a privilege. One that women fought for, and finally won, in 1920. It is a reminder that every chance we get to vote should be embraced.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Through a #MonumentalWomen campaign, the group aims to raise<\/a> the $1.5 million needed to commission, install, and maintain the statue. New York Life<\/a> provided a $500,000 matching grant to help grow those funds for the statue. According to Heather Nesle, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility: \u201cWe are proud to be the lead funder for this historic project. It is an investment that makes sense to us on so many levels\u2014as a company that champions diversity, has deep roots in NYC and a strong connection to Susan B. Anthony, who used the cash value of her New York Life insurance policy in 1900 to guarantee admission for the first female students into the University of Rochester.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n