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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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]
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]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.
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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.