Monument to the Suffragettes

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The Monument to the Suffragettes is a public artwork located in Quebec City, Canada.[1][2]

Monument to the Suffragettes

The memorial is a sculpture of four key women in Quebec's political history: three suffragettes, Marie Lacoste Gérin-LaJoie, Idola Saint-Jean and Thérèse Forget-Casgrain; and Marie-Claire Kirkland, the first woman elected to the National Assembly.[2]

The statues were scuipted by Jules Lasalle and unveiled on 5 December 2012 by the Premier of Quebec, Pauline Marois.[2]

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