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Boston Women’s Memorial Resounds with Past and Present Voices

July 7, 2025 · by · in Art, Boston events, Boston Public Art, bronze, granite sculpture, history, interactive art, memorials, public art, Sculpture, social justice, visual art, women artists, Women's history · Leave a comment

 Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) alerted me to a resonant event, Women and the Fourth at the Boston Women’s Memorial on Commonwealth Avenue. Joining Meredith Bergmann’s sculptures of Phillis Wheatley, Abigail Adams, and Lucy Stone, Executive Director Dr. Alexandria Russell read aloud from Frederick Douglass’s powerful 1852 speech, What To the Slave Is the 4th of July?

Meredith Bergmann, Sculptor of the Boston Women’s Memorial Speaks at Premier of Talking Statues, October 21

October 17, 2023 · by · in African American History, Art, Boston events, Boston Public Art, bronze, history, landmarks, literature, Massachusetts history, memorials, public art, Sculpture, women artists, Women's history · 2 Comments

This quick post copies information and links (in red) with background about a significant event I wish I could attend. I do plan to follow up soon, after I experience these Talking Statues on Commonwealth Avenue Mall!