The statues honoring two iconic local women, Frances Perkins and co-founder of INHS Lucy J. Brown, were installed in the City of Ithaca on August 16, 2024, and celebrated with an unveiling on August 17 with the sculptor Meredith Bergmann, public dignitaries, local community organizations, family and friends of both Frances Perkins and Lucy J. Brown, and even Miss Lucy herself! Both women pioneered to bring about change and empowered women’s rights and social justice movements locally and nationally.