Central Park Will Get Its First Statue Honoring Women

This was the second recent public scuffle over which women New York City should honor. Earlier this year, the “She Built NYC” taxpayer-funded program asked ordinary New Yorkers to choose exceptional women they wanted to see honored with statues. In the effort led by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, Mother Frances Cabrini, the Roman Catholic Church’s first American saint, received the most votes but was not selected.

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