Monumento a la Mujer

Monumento a la Mujer
Monumento a la Mujer Location of the statue within Puerto Rico
Artist	Maria Elena Perales
Year	2002
Type	Bronze
Medium	Bronze sculpture
Subject	Puerto Rican women
Condition	Pristine
Location	Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°0′29.268″N 66°36′48.0234″W / 18.00813000°N 66.613339833°W / 18.00813000; -66.613339833
Owner	Municipality of Ponce, PR

Monumento a la Mujer is a bronze statue commemorating the contributions of the Puerto Rican women to the Puerto Rican society. It is located at the fork of Calle Marina and Calle Mayor Cantera, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, next to Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell, in Barrio Cuarto. It was unveiled in 2002.^[1] Its sculptor was Maria Elena Perales.^[2] The monument was the first and, at the time, the only one of its kind "in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean."^[3]