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 imaginarycharacters. These include a statue of Alice, the hero ofAlice inWonderlandbooks 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 werecontemporariesand 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: Statue of Women in History in New York's Central Park
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Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth.</span> <span data-start-time='68583' data-end-time='79250'>The three women werecontemporariesand leaders in the anti-slavery, women’s rights and anti-alcohol movements.</span> <span data-start-time='79250' data-end-time='87083'>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/3976/3.11.20b.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14550 data-hint-location='9604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/the_new_statue_featured_in_this_article_will_honor_what_group_of_people.wav'>The new statue featured in this article will honor what group of people?</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/3976/people_who_fought_in_foreign_wars.wav'><span>People who fought in foreign wars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/female_actresses.wav'><span>Female actresses</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/american_civil_war_heros.wav'><span>American civil war heros</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/female_civil_rights_leaders.wav'><span>Female civil rights leaders</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14551 data-hint-location='9604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/the_new_statue_will_be_place_in__blank_.wav'>The new statue will be place in <span class='blank'>New York City - Central Park</span></div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='New York City - Central Park'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/chicago__lake_front_park.wav'><span>Chicago - Lake Front Park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/new_york_city__central_park.wav'><span>New York City - Central Park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/new_york_city__battery_park.wav'><span>New York City - Battery Park</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3976/dallas__frontier_center_park.wav'><span>Dallas - Frontier Center Park</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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