Public service legacies of two Ithaca women preserved in statues
August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
In emotional ceremonies attended by hundreds of people, life-size bronze statues of two 20th-century women whose legacies continue to improve people's lives were unveiled Aug. 17 in downtown Ithaca.
While Frances Perkins watched the policies she created as the New Deal-era U.S. secretary of labor unfold across the nation, Lucy Brown was helping shape Ithaca neighborhood housing and the futur . . .
In emotional ceremonies attended by hundreds of people, life-size bronze statues of two 20th-century women whose legacies continue to improve people's lives were unveiled Aug. 17 in downtown Ithaca.
While Frances Perkins watched the policies she created as the New Deal-era U.S. secretary of labor unfold across the nation, Lucy Brown was helping shape Ithaca neighborhood housing and the futur . . .