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'''''Monumento a la Mujer''''' is a [[bronze]] statue commemorating the [[History of women in Puerto Rico|contributions of the Puerto Rican women]] to the [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] society. It is located in a highly transited area at the forks of [[PR-123|Calle Marina]] and [[PR-503|Calle Mayor Cantera]], in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]], next to [[Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell]]. It was unveiled in 2002.<ref>Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez. ''Vida, Pasion y Muerte a Orillas del Rio Baramaya.'' 2009. p.90.</ref> Its sculptor was Maria Elena Perales.<ref>NotiSur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6-12 August 1998.</ref> |
'''''Monumento a la Mujer''''' is a [[bronze]] statue commemorating the [[History of women in Puerto Rico|contributions of the Puerto Rican women]] to the [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] society. It is located in a highly transited area at the forks of [[PR-123|Calle Marina]] and [[PR-503|Calle Mayor Cantera]], in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]], next to [[Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell]]. It was unveiled in 2002.<ref>Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez. ''Vida, Pasion y Muerte a Orillas del Rio Baramaya.'' 2009. p.90.</ref> Its sculptor was Maria Elena Perales.<ref>NotiSur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6-12 August 1998.</ref> The monument was the first and, at the time, the only one of its kind "in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean".<ref>Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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With the turn of the century, the role of women in Puerto Rican society had advanced dramatically. There were more women graduating from colleges and universities and more women than ever were entering the fields of politics, public health, management and finance, even clergy work. At the time, the city of Ponce had just undergone significant improvements in its infrastructure thanks to the [[Ponce Historic Zone#Plan Ponce en Marcha|Plan Ponce en Marcha]]. The |
With the turn of the century, the role of women in Puerto Rican society had advanced dramatically. There were more women graduating from colleges and universities and more women than ever were entering the fields of politics, public health, management and finance, even clergy work. At the time, the city of Ponce had just undergone significant improvements in its infrastructure thanks to the [[Ponce Historic Zone#Plan Ponce en Marcha|Plan Ponce en Marcha]]. The Ponce chapter of the Union of American Women commissioned a statue be built to commemorate the role of women in that advancement. The result was "Monumento a la Mujer." |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The statue consists of a young woman with her right arm stretched up high and holding a small depiction of the globe of the [[Earth]] on her hand. The statue is supported by a 12-foot high pedestal in two levels. The top level, 10 feet high, is built in marble and is supported by a 4-feet high lower level built in concrete. There is a triangular obelisk that protrudes about 8 inches from the front of the pedestal that, when viewed from certain angles, gives the impression the statue rests on an obelisk. The monument has various plaques commemorating the history behind the monument. |
The statue is six feet high and was forged in [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]].<ref>Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.</ref> It consists of a young woman with her right arm stretched up high and holding a small depiction of the globe of the [[Earth]] on her hand. The statue is supported by a 12-foot high pedestal in two levels. The top level, 10 feet high, is built in marble and is supported by a 4-feet high lower level built in concrete. There is a triangular obelisk that protrudes about 8 inches from the front of the pedestal that, when viewed from certain angles, gives the impression the statue rests on an obelisk. The monument has various plaques commemorating the history behind the monument. |
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One plaque has an inscription that reads (Note: English translation is not part of the inscription, and it is given here to the right): |
One plaque has an inscription that reads (Note: English translation is not part of the inscription, and it is given here to the right): |
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The statue |
The statue is the work of Puerto Rican sculptor María Elena Perales Guzmán,<ref>NotiSur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6-12 August 1998.</ref> who is also the sculptor of the busts of [[Simón Bolívar]], [[Juan Pablo Duarte]], [[José de San Martín]], and [[Luis Muñoz Marín]], at the Plaza de los Proceres Latinoamericanos (Plaza of Latin American statesmen) in [[Parque del Tricentenario (Ponce, Puerto Rico)|Parque del Tricentanario]] at [[Miguel Pou|Bulevar Miguel Pou]] in Ponce.<ref>[http://artepublicopr.blogspot.com/2016/07/monumento-lolita-tizol-en-ponce.html ''Monumento a Lolita Tizol en Ponce.''] Esculturas y Monumentos en Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Art News. 22 July 2016. Accessed 10 February 2018.</ref> |
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==Ponce |
==Ponce's Union of American Women== |
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The statue was donated by the Ponce chapter of the |
The statue was donated by the Ponce chapter of the Union of American Women to the municipality of Ponce. The Union of American Women is a civic organization that advocates for the advancement and participation of women in Puerto Rican society. The project was conceived by the Union's president, Edna J. Torres de Rodriguez (Edna Rodriguez).<ref>Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Artist | Maria Elena Perales |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Puerto Rican women |
| Condition | Pristine |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| 18°0′29.268″N 66°36′48.0234″W / 18.00813000°N 66.613339833°W | |
| Owner | Municipality of Ponce, PR |
Monumento a la Mujer is a bronze statue commemorating the contributions of the Puerto Rican women to the Puerto Rican society. It is located in a highly transited area at the forks of Calle Marina and Calle Mayor Cantera, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, next to Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell. It was unveiled in 2002.[1] Its sculptor was Maria Elena Perales.[2] The monument was the first and, at the time, the only one of its kind "in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean".[3]
Background
With the turn of the century, the role of women in Puerto Rican society had advanced dramatically. There were more women graduating from colleges and universities and more women than ever were entering the fields of politics, public health, management and finance, even clergy work. At the time, the city of Ponce had just undergone significant improvements in its infrastructure thanks to the Plan Ponce en Marcha. The Ponce chapter of the Union of American Women commissioned a statue be built to commemorate the role of women in that advancement. The result was "Monumento a la Mujer."
Description
The statue is six feet high and was forged in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4] It consists of a young woman with her right arm stretched up high and holding a small depiction of the globe of the Earth on her hand. The statue is supported by a 12-foot high pedestal in two levels. The top level, 10 feet high, is built in marble and is supported by a 4-feet high lower level built in concrete. There is a triangular obelisk that protrudes about 8 inches from the front of the pedestal that, when viewed from certain angles, gives the impression the statue rests on an obelisk. The monument has various plaques commemorating the history behind the monument.
One plaque has an inscription that reads (Note: English translation is not part of the inscription, and it is given here to the right):
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The statue is the work of Puerto Rican sculptor María Elena Perales Guzmán,[5] who is also the sculptor of the busts of Simón Bolívar, Juan Pablo Duarte, José de San Martín, and Luis Muñoz Marín, at the Plaza de los Proceres Latinoamericanos (Plaza of Latin American statesmen) in Parque del Tricentanario at Bulevar Miguel Pou in Ponce.[6]
Ponce's Union of American Women
The statue was donated by the Ponce chapter of the Union of American Women to the municipality of Ponce. The Union of American Women is a civic organization that advocates for the advancement and participation of women in Puerto Rican society. The project was conceived by the Union's president, Edna J. Torres de Rodriguez (Edna Rodriguez).[7]
See also
References
- ^ Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez. Vida, Pasion y Muerte a Orillas del Rio Baramaya. 2009. p.90.
- ^ NotiSur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6-12 August 1998.
- ^ Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.
- ^ Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.
- ^ NotiSur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6-12 August 1998.
- ^ Monumento a Lolita Tizol en Ponce. Esculturas y Monumentos en Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Art News. 22 July 2016. Accessed 10 February 2018.
- ^ Plaque at base of the monument. August 2010.