The statue honoring civil rights and women's rights activist
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune ( McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, Womanism, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, established th ...
was unveiled in the
United States Capitol
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, representing
Florida
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in the
National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old ...
on July 13, 2022.
This makes her the first black American represented in the
National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old ...
.
The statue is made of Italian Carrara marble and was carved by Nilda M. Comas in Pietrasanta, Italy.
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The statue replaced Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith's statue in the Florida collection.
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See also
* Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
''Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial'' is a bronze statue honoring educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune, by Robert Berks.
The monument is the first statue erected on public land in Washington, D.C. to honor an African American and a woman. The sta ...
* Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune (Jersey City)
The statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in Jersey City, New Jersey is located in the Greenville section. It honors the educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 – 1955).
It was dedicated on November 22, 2021 and marked the complet ...
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Marble sculptures in the United States
Mary McLeod Bethune
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Bethune, Mary McLeod
Sculptures of African Americans
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
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