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Joanne

Location: FL

Age: 54 years old

When I think of women I think of words like solidarity, loyalty, sisterhood, a village. My idea for a monument would be a circle of women holding hands. These women could be famous figures of history but I think it would be more impactful if they were women from every walk of life - astronauts, lawyers, doctors, construction workers, mums, teachers - in different heights and size. The women of the suffragette movement enabled us to be who we wanted to be, to make choices, to dream. There would be spaces in the circle of women...a space for everyone to stand and hold the hands, to stand in solidarity and to honour those women that made our lives possible.

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Ava

Ava

Location: FL

Age: 8

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Location: SC

Age: 11

“If there is a bridge at the monument, you could walk across it with your friends and family and talk...”
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Ann Marshall

Location: SC

Age: 10

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Carlon

Location: SC

Age: 38

“The sculpture is white marble, but use purple or colored marble for her hat. Purple and yellow flowers would surround...”
Dyuthi

Dyuthi

Location: NY

Age: 15

“This poem gives a voice to the suffragists, showing how women turned the phrase "know your place" into a fight...”
Emily

Emily

Location: AK

Age: 14

“The braided pillars symbolize how the work of many women came together in the suffrage movement.”