''Frances E. Willard'' is a
marble sculpture depicting the
American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist of the same name by
Helen Farnsworth Mears
Helen Farnsworth Mears (; December 21, 1872 – February 17, 1916) was an American sculptor.
Early years
Mears was born December 21, 1872, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, daughter of John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (pen names "Nellie Wild ...
, installed in the United States Capitol's
National Statuary Hall
The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along th ...
, in
Washington, D.C.
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, as part of 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 was gifted by the
U.S. state
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of
Illinois
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in 1905, making Willard the first woman to be honored in the Collection.
See also
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1905 in art
References
External links
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1905 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1905 sculptures
Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials to women
Willard, Frances
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
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