For the start of Women’s History Month, here’s a photo of two images of women in the Wisconsin state capital of Madison. The gold one, which sits atop the building’s cupola, is actually named “Wisconsin” but she’s often referred to as “Miss Forward” — which is the name of the statue that stands at ground level on the capital grounds.
Named Miss Forward for the state’s motto, she is a 7-foot tall allegorical representation of devotion and progress that, from Ms Miner’s experience, could also symbolize patience and persistence.
Jean Pond Miner is her sculptor, and “Forward” is the state motto (which people have been writing backwards on signs protesting the recent power grab by Governor Walker, or using in signs in other ways).