Goldman for Mayor - 10 June 2008 - For Immediate Release - [Excerpts]
"What we need... is a Monument on Monument Avenue that honors the contributions of the women of Richmond whose achievements have been too long overlooked"
(Richmond) - Paul Goldman, candidate for Mayor, said that "what is needed in Richmond is a monument on Monument Avenue to the contributions and achievements of the city's many historic women."
"Today's story about ...Jefferson Davis...highlights this historic void" Goldman added.
In a statement, he continued:
"The Tredegar Iron Works doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of the next Mayor and so unless asked, I don't think it is my place as a candidate for Mayor to be commenting on the news story...
But with the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment in the not too distant future, I do think it appropriate for a candidate for Mayor -given today's story - to point out that it highlights the need to fill what is surely a self-evident void, that is to say the lack of a monument on Monument Avenue to the contributions and achievements of Richmond's many historic women.
All the monuments are dedicated to men.
If given the honor to serve as Mayor, I will make it one of my priorities to set in motion a process for having such a monument constructed for dedication on Monument Avenue in time for the 1920 celebration of the 19th amendment to our Constitution."
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