In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment being ratified, a giant field of sunflowers is being displayed on the monumental staircase at the FDR Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
The installation will be on display until August 20.Valerie Paley, senior vice president, chief historian and director of the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, commemorated the anniversary, while also adding that it’s “important to remember that the right to vote was not instantaneously extended to all women in 1920 and that the work for full equality continues to this day.
The installation, which measures 12 feet by 100 feet, also hopes to emphasize the importance of equal access to voting, especially with the 2020 election right around the corner.“Four Freedoms Park has found a beautiful way to connect our history of voting rights to the present,” said Virginia Kase, CEO of the League of Women Voters.
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