Women's Suffrage National Monument Explained

The Women's Suffrage National Monument is a planned memorial sculpture that will honor suffragists who organized and demonstrated for the women's right to vote in the United States.^{[1] [2]}

The Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation is leading efforts to build the monument. The Foundation was founded in 2018, and in 2020 it was authorized by an act of Congress to oversee the establishment of the monument.^[3] The project was initially authorized as the Every Word We Utter Monument.

The sculpture is designed by Colorado artist Jane DeDecker.^[4]

First ladies Rosalynn Carter, Laura Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, and Jill Biden are honorary chairs of the Foundation. The Foundation's Executive Director is Anna Laymon.

In October 2022, Monument supporters began lobbying Congress to garner support for construction of the monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Senators introduced a bill that would provide an exemption to the Commemorative Works Act and allow its placement in the Reserve of the National Mall axis in March 2023.^[5]

See also

• List of monuments and memorials to women's suffrage
• List of national memorials of the United States
• Turning Point Suffrage Memorial
• Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument
• Women's Rights National Historical Park

References

1. Web site: Hackney . Suzette . October 16, 2022 . National monuments in Washington, D.C., are missing a big piece of American history: women . 2022-10-20 . USA TODAY . en-US.
2. Web site: Kim . Caitlyn . December 3, 2020 . The Women’s Suffrage Monument In DC Just Needs The President’s Signature To Become Reality . 2022-10-20 . Colorado Public Radio . en.
3. Web site: Cannella . Greg . October 19, 2022 . Melania Trump joins first lady Jill Biden and other former first ladies to help develop women's suffrage monument on National Mall . 2022-10-20 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
4. Web site: August 21, 2020 . Sen. Michael Bennet Visits 'Every Word We Utter' Sculpture, Artist . 2023-03-24 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
5. Web site: Bennet Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Place Women’s Suffrage National Monument on National Mall . 2023-03-24 . Michael Bennet . en.

External links

• Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation
• Public Law 116–217 116th Congress