Aspiration Monument - George Town, Cayman Islands - Earth Globes on Waymarking.com

The monument ‘Aspiration’ was dedicated to the women of the Cayman Islands as part of the 2009 Heroes Day observances, which focussed on the contribution of women to the development and history of the Cayman Islands. Next to the Aspiration monument stands a wall inscribed with the names of all but eight of the 358 women who petitioned for the right to vote, which was finally gained in 1957. The names of the eight missing women were lost when the document was damaged in a fire at Government House in 1972.

The monument was made in just five months at the American Bronze Foundry in Sanford, Florida. It depicts two women, one young and one older, climbing up stairs as a tribute to the work and struggles of Caymanian women. On the sides of the stairway are written the words Faith, Perseverance, Vision, Strength, Determination, Equality. The young woman is holding the world in her palm with countries inlaid with caymanite, a semi-precious stone found in the Cayman Islands.

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