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Laramie, Wyoming: Breakin' Through

Sculpted by D. Michael Thomas in 2015, it portrays a cow girl horse-rider smashing through a sandstone brick wall, symbol of barriers that women overcome.

Address:
222 S. 22nd St., Laramie, WY
Directions:
On the west side of S. 22nd St., one block north of its intersection with US-80 BUS/Grand St.
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Behind the Breakin' Through sculpture.

Breakin' Through

The back of the monument has the phrase "sic itur ad astra" -- a Latin phrase meaning "thus one journeys to the stars."

[Luv2RV, 08/15/2022]

Breakin' Through sculpture.

Breakin' Through

Dedicated in 2015, this monument is pays tribute to women breaking through, and to Wyoming being the first state to have a female governor, female justice of the peace, and the first to allow a woman to vote.

[Sam Poteete-Libby, 11/09/2021]
Breakin' Through

The sculpture celebrates the accomplishments of women in Wyoming -- the first state to give women the right to vote. Amazing statue. Over 20 feet tall, 17 feet wide.

[Sharon, 04/26/2021]

Sculpted by D. Michael Thomas in 2015, it portrays a woman horse-rider smashing through a sandstone wall. The rider was originally going to be a man, and the message of the artwork was to be the power of education. But the statue's principal funders were two women, so the rider was changed.


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In the region:
Home of the Peacekeepers, Cheyenne, WY - 39 mi.

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