Statue of Frances Willard

Frances Willard
The statue in 2009
ArtistHelen Farnsworth Mears
SubjectFrances Willard
LocationWashington, D.C., United States

Frances E. Willard is a marble sculpture depicting the American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist of the same name, created by Helen Farnsworth Mears and installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was given by the U.S. state of Illinois in 1905, making Willard the first woman to be honored in the Collection.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Frances E. Willard". Architect of the Capitol. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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