# Central Park gets 1st statue honoring real-life women

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**Created:** [August 22, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-park-gets-1st-statue-honoring-real-life-women/918763 "2020-08-22T18:21:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/central-park-gets-1st-statue-honoring-real-life-women/918763/1 "2020-08-22T18:21:50Z")

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First I’m a bit shocked there isn’t an actual woman statue in Central Park  
Second, I’m disappointed its taken this long  
Third, I’m uneasy that the ‘best’ place for this seems to be MPSIMS

> **[After more than 160 years, Central Park gets 1st statue honoring real-life women](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/160-years-central-park-1st-statue-honoring-real/story?id=72440042&cid=clicksource_4380645_15_hero_headlines_headlines_hed)**
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> The 14-foot-tall statue memorializes Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

If I ever go to central park, I’m going to make it a point to see this statue and honor these women.