Central Park Suffragette Statue to be unveiled Wednesday

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While there are many figures that history has remembered as being the spearheads of the movement there are some who many history books have failed to shine a light on.

Around the United States, few monuments have been erected to honor these women, though one is set to be unveiled in late August in New York City's Central Park—becoming the first statue in the park depicting nonfiction female figures. The statue was created by sculptor Meredith Bergmann and immortalizes Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 14-foot bronze forms.

While Central Park has 23 statues commemorating historical figures to date, none of them are of women.

The New York Times reports that the journey of the The Women's Rights Pioneers Monument began in 2014 with the formation of Monumental Women, a group of volunteers who helped to raise money for such a statue to be completed. The initial design included just Anthony and Stanton though last August, the organization decided to add Truth after criticism that the statue was only recognizing white women. The completed statue will be unveiled on August 26 at 8 a.m.