New York City will finally honor real women with a statue in its famous Central Park. City officials voted this week for the creation of a statue of three female civil rights leaders. Central Park has 23 statues of men who were important in history, but none of women. In fact, females are represented only by statues of imaginary characters. These include a statue of Alice, the hero of Alice in Wonderland books by 19th century British writer Lewis Carroll. The new statue from artist Meredith Bergmann is to be uncovered next August. Visitors will see the representation of past activists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth. The three women were contemporaries and leaders in the anti-slavery, women’s rights and anti-alcohol movements. Their activism helped to secure the right of women to vote in 1920.
Title: New York's Central Park to Gain Statue of Women in History
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/nyc.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New York's Central Park to Gain Statue of Women in History' data-article-id='4232'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9833'>New York City will finally honor real women with a statue in its famous Central Park.</span> <span data-start-time='9833' data-end-time='19375'>City officials voted this week for the creation of a statue of three female civil rights leaders.</span> <span data-start-time='19375' data-end-time='29250'>Central Park has 23 statues of men who were important in history, but none of women.</span> <span data-start-time='29250' data-end-time='37354'>In fact, females are represented only by statues of imaginary characters.</span> <span data-start-time='37354' data-end-time='48646'>These include a statue of Alice, the hero of Alice in Wonderland books by 19th century British writer Lewis Carroll.</span> <span data-start-time='48646' data-end-time='56500'>The new statue from artist Meredith Bergmann is to be uncovered next August.</span> <span data-start-time='56500' data-end-time='68563'>Visitors will see the representation of past activists Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth.</span> <span data-start-time='68563' data-end-time='79563'>The three women were contemporaries and leaders in the anti-slavery, women’s rights and anti-alcohol movements.</span> <span data-start-time='79563' data-end-time='86688'>Their activism helped to secure the right of women to vote in 1920.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/nyc.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13905 data-hint-location='68563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/what_does_contemporary_mean.wav'>What does contemporary mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='live during the same period'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/secure_a_place_in_history.wav'><span>secure a place in history</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/leader_of_rights_and_movements.wav'><span>leader of rights and movements</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/live_during_the_same_period.wav'><span>live during the same period</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/women_who_are_heroes.wav'><span>women who are heroes</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13906 data-hint-location='9833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/what_will_the_statue_depict.wav'>What will the statue depict?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='female civil rights leaders'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/female_civil_rights_leaders.wav'><span>female civil rights leaders</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/men_who_shaped_history.wav'><span>men who shaped history</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/imaginary_characters.wav'><span>imaginary characters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/famous_central_park.wav'><span>famous Central Park</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13907 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/the_statue_will_be_in__blank_.wav'>The statue will be in <span class='blank'>Central Park</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Central Park'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/central_park.wav'><span>Central Park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/the_metropolitan_museum.wav'><span>the Metropolitan Museum</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/times_square.wav'><span>Times Square</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3751/the_empire_state_building.wav'><span>the Empire State Building</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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