Phyllis A Sears
@phyllisasears.bsky.social
@HerstoricalMonuments (Fbk, Thrds, IG, X) is my project of mapping the statues of historical women and sharing their stories on social media.
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/
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/
October 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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/
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/
Livingston, Montana
At The Yellowstone: Sacajawea and Pomp Statue
maps.app.goo.gl/Xctt8vfDcCmY...
#Sacajawea #Sacagawea
At The Yellowstone: Sacajawea and Pomp Statue
maps.app.goo.gl/Xctt8vfDcCmY...
#Sacajawea #Sacagawea
September 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Livingston, Montana
At The Yellowstone: Sacajawea and Pomp Statue
maps.app.goo.gl/Xctt8vfDcCmY...
#Sacajawea #Sacagawea
At The Yellowstone: Sacajawea and Pomp Statue
maps.app.goo.gl/Xctt8vfDcCmY...
#Sacajawea #Sacagawea
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
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
August 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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
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
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...
maps.app.goo.gl/HANDnFuY4yjC...
July 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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...
maps.app.goo.gl/HANDnFuY4yjC...
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...
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...
July 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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...
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...
London's Hidden Statue Of Ada Lovelace
londonist.com/london/secre...
atop Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., Westminster
maps.app.goo.gl/3g8GbNdqN3xg...
londonist.com/london/secre...
atop Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., Westminster
maps.app.goo.gl/3g8GbNdqN3xg...
June 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
London's Hidden Statue Of Ada Lovelace
londonist.com/london/secre...
atop Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., Westminster
maps.app.goo.gl/3g8GbNdqN3xg...
londonist.com/london/secre...
atop Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., Westminster
maps.app.goo.gl/3g8GbNdqN3xg...
Fun to see #LovettOrLeaveIt live at the Elysian Theater. @jonlovett.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Fun to see #LovettOrLeaveIt live at the Elysian Theater. @jonlovett.bsky.social
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.
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.
June 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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.
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.
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
just added Laura Jean Libbey, dime novel author and Lucy Burns, suffragist to the Park Slope Brooklyn Wikipedia page
March 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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
just added Laura Jean Libbey, dime novel author and Lucy Burns, suffragist to the Park Slope Brooklyn Wikipedia page
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
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
March 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
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
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)
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)
March 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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)
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)
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...
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...
February 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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...
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...
#MaybeHappyEnding is my favorite show in a long time.
So delightful.
Good music.
Charming performances.
Excellent staging.
Really recommend.
So delightful.
Good music.
Charming performances.
Excellent staging.
Really recommend.
January 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#MaybeHappyEnding is my favorite show in a long time.
So delightful.
Good music.
Charming performances.
Excellent staging.
Really recommend.
So delightful.
Good music.
Charming performances.
Excellent staging.
Really recommend.
Susan B Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
will attend tomorrow in the
US Capitol Rotunda.
The Portrait Monument
by Adelaide Johnson
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
will attend tomorrow in the
US Capitol Rotunda.
The Portrait Monument
by Adelaide Johnson
January 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Susan B Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
will attend tomorrow in the
US Capitol Rotunda.
The Portrait Monument
by Adelaide Johnson
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
will attend tomorrow in the
US Capitol Rotunda.
The Portrait Monument
by Adelaide Johnson
Sometimes New York City is right out of central casting.
December 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Sometimes New York City is right out of central casting.
Lovely to meet you there. Thanks for the fascinating talk. #herstoricalmonuments
December 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Lovely to meet you there. Thanks for the fascinating talk. #herstoricalmonuments
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.
December 7, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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.
A lot of women spies are featured in the international spy museum in Washington, DC
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
A lot of women spies are featured in the international spy museum in Washington, DC
Another successful visit to #RippedBodice #Brooklyn
November 21, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Another successful visit to #RippedBodice #Brooklyn
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline