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Phyllis A Sears

@phyllisasears.bsky.social
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@HerstoricalMonuments (Fbk, Thrds, IG, X) is my project of mapping the statues of historical women and sharing their stories on social media.

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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
One place to honor Gloria Steinem is at the corner 32nd Street and Third Ave in Manhattan. The block has been co-named for Ms Magazine that was launched on that block in 1971. www.amny.com/news/yes-way...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Lucy Walker, British alpinist/mountain climber, was the first woman to climb the Matterhorn. Her sidewalk plaque is part of Zermatt's 'Walk of Climb'. That information is now part of her English Language Wikipedia article. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Wa... And remember she climbed in a long skirt.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
this piece by her is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This painting by African-American painter #LauraWheelingWaring of the Harlem Renaissance, 'Girl in Pink Dress' 1927, is the inspiration for #AngelaBassett's gown at the #MetGala. Hung at #TheMet in 2024 for the Harlem Renaissance exhibition.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'm giving my women's history walking tour - Downtown Dames: Historic Women Celebrated in Public Spaces as part of the The Municipal Art Society of New York's Jane's Walk weekend. Sign up and register at Friday 01 May 1pm www.mas.org/events/downt... Sunday 03 May 1pm www.mas.org/events/downt...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Visiting for the #Olympics - there are 2 recently installed statues of historic women in Milan Left - Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso writer & political activist maps.app.goo.gl/hDiSneYNBQ1t... Right - Margherita Hack astrophysicist maps.app.goo.gl/xFGUJ6ENipFA...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I'm watching Ken Burns #AmericanRevolutionPBS and we really have to thank John Singleton Copley for painting all the prominent colonists in Boston like Mercy Otis Warren and John Hancock Remember this leaves @PBS on January 2, the holidays are a good time to play catch up.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
the mezzanine level at McDonald's Times Square is best for photos #NoKings
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
VIP here at Times Square #NoKings
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I'm on my way! #NoKings
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Open House New York Weekend is this weekend - Oct 17-19. I love volunteering at this event. Opening urban spaces that are usually shut to the public. A good chance to explore New York with locals and visitors from out of town. ohny.org/weekend/
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Livingston, Montana At The Yellowstone: Sacajawea and Pomp Statue maps.app.goo.gl/Xctt8vfDcCmY... #Sacajawea #Sacagawea
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
KYOTO, JAPAN Statue of Izumo-no-Okuni The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki. www.atlasobscura.com/places/statu... maps.app.goo.gl/Rp3bkZdg6fmX... photo @atlasobscura #kyoto #japan #herstoricalmonuments
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The latest episode of HBO's Gilded Age has an appearance of suffragist, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. She has a statue in the 'A Gathering At The Crossroads' Monument on the grounds of the State Capitol in Harrisburg, PA. maps.app.goo.gl/HANDnFuY4yjC...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
LONDON, UK How Many Statues of Women Are There in London? Look Up London has put together a comprehensive list of 28 non-royal women. It also comes with a map. Who has vistied some of these? lookup.london/internationa...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
London's Hidden Statue Of Ada Lovelace londonist.com/london/secre... atop Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., Westminster maps.app.goo.gl/3g8GbNdqN3xg...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Fun to see #LovettOrLeaveIt live at the Elysian Theater. @jonlovett.bsky.social
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Look what just arrived! with 3 #HerstoricalMonuments inside. David Felsen's New York City Monuments of Black Americans includes Harriet Tubman in Harlem, Althea Gibson out in Queens and Sojourner Truth in Central Park. Hot off the presses - congratulations @dfelsen.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
my new hobby is adding women to Wikipedia article lists - notable people who lived in this neighborhood or notable people who are alumni of this school just added Laura Jean Libbey, dime novel author and Lucy Burns, suffragist to the Park Slope Brooklyn Wikipedia page
Laura Jean Libbey
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
AUSTIN, TEXAS 5 important women who shaped Austin history atxtoday.6amcity.com/city/women-w... Barbara Jordan Statue UT Austin campus maps.app.goo.gl/g4ouzWCnSgk2... Angelina Eberly Statue 633 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas maps.app.goo.gl/VV57XFjTge2p... #HerstoricalMonuments
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The way we remember slavery is changing. One county is taking the lead. A project places sidewalk plaques around Arlington, Virginia, to honor the thousands of people once enslaved there (gift article - no subscription needed) wapo.st/4igOi04 (a gift article - no subscription needed)
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Ottawa, Canada The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum has a permanent exhibit dedicated to the young women who used radium paint on watch faces in the early 1900s with a statue nearby in their honor. Remembering the Radium Girls Statue maps.app.goo.gl/bW7hJ7ubd5hY...
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#MaybeHappyEnding is my favorite show in a long time. So delightful. Good music. Charming performances. Excellent staging. Really recommend.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Susan B Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucretia Mott will attend tomorrow in the US Capitol Rotunda. The Portrait Monument by Adelaide Johnson
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Sometimes New York City is right out of central casting.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Get thee to the #TheMet to see the newly installed Tiffany windows.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Lovely to meet you there. Thanks for the fascinating talk. #herstoricalmonuments
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
there is a very good statue of Eleanor Roosevelt at West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive. you weren't impressed with the one in DC. NYC's is better.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
A lot of women spies are featured in the international spy museum in Washington, DC
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Another successful visit to #RippedBodice #Brooklyn
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
I just pre-ordered Walk Her Way New York City: A Walking Guide to Women’s History by Jana Mader and Kaitlyn Allen coming out in February 2025.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
Celebrated #CityofForestDay2024 with a tour of Prospect Park by Turnstile Tours. Lots of lovely trees with their full fall colors.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
We're in the leaf peeping, rose blooming season.
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Phyllis A Sears @phyllisasears.bsky.social · 11/08/2024
#Adirondacks
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