![]() The monument honors the intrepid, prolific and now iconic Black journalist and publisher Ida B. ![]() A strong bright presence, thoroughly imbued with a sense of her mission on earth and a desire to fill it." One inscription reads: "What is or should be a woman?. Hunt's abstract art centerpiece is 35 feet (11 m) high, weighs 14,000 pounds (6.3 long tons 7.0 short tons) and features two etched images of Wells-Barnett as well as some of her famous quotes. Wells Homes housing complex and just blocks away from where Wells-Barnett lived. Wells National Monument is made of granite and bronze and is located in a plaza at 37th Street and South Langley Avenue, on the former site of the Ida B. Despite its name, the statue is not a federally-recognized United States national monument. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931): "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them". Located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, the sculpture takes its name from a quote by civil rights activist and investigative journalist Ida B. ![]() Wells National Monument is a bronze and marble public sculpture by artist Richard Hunt. Public sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. ![]()
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