Monuments

Mother Bickerdyke Monument (Galesburg, Illinois)



Monument type:

Statue - women

Artist:

Theodora Alice Ruddles Kitson

Dedication Date:

1906-05-22

Address:

Illinois

United States

Inscription:

In recognition of her patriotic and heroic devotion to the Boys in Blue in camp, in hospital and on the field. The state of Illinois has under the auspices of the Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association erected this statue 1904

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Conception Date:
1903-05-06
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Erected by:
Funded by:
Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association, Womens Relief Corps
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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Data Sources:
“The Mother Bickerdyke Monument at Galesburg, Illinois.” Www.thezephyr.com, www.thezephyr.com/bick100.htm. ‌“Monument to Mother Bickerdyke | Photograph.” Wisconsin Historical Society, 1 Dec. 2003, www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM75280.

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