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Women in Bronze
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Out of 150 statues depicting historic figures in New York City, only six are women. This stark inequality shines a light on gender and racial representation biases in public statues. Today, multiple groups are working to amend this imbalance. Two of these organizations are Statues for Equality and She Built NYC. This story sends us on a tour of six historic women who are honored in monuments across New York City.
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2262 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 121st Street and Eighth Avenue, December 20, 1940. Workman cutting a removed section with a torch.
2264 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 122nd Street looking south, December 20, 1940.
2262 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 121st Street and Eighth Avenue, December 20, 1940. View looking northwest at workmen with cutting torches.
2264 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
Ninth Avenue El, Manhattan, at 122nd Street looking south, December 20, 1940.
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