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Walk of the Heroines
Location	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°30′43.5″N 122°41′13″W / 45.512083°N 122.68694°W / 45.512083; -122.68694

The Walk of the Heroines is a memorial and park on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon.

Description

The 18,000-square-foot park, "designed to give artistic recognition to women's vital contributions to our society and daily life", is along Southwest Harrison between 10th and 11th Avenues. It features walls inscribed with the names of more than 1,000 women, including Hillary Clinton, Amy Jacques Garvey, and Barbara Roberts. Mother Joseph Pariseau is also honored. John Laursen contributed to the project. Linda Stein designed the memorial's bronze torso sculptures.

Reception

In Portland Monthly's list of "The Weirdest, Most Wonderful Memorials and Museums in Portland (and Beyond)" Margaret Seiler wrote, "Many of the honorees and engraved quotes along the walkway have a ’90s-era, usual-suspects, herstory vibe, but lines from Nation columnist Katha Pollitt and novelist Arundhati Roy bring the walk into the 21st century."

See also

• List of parks in Portland, Oregon
• List of public art in Portland, Oregon

References

1. "Fortis Construction Inc.: Portland's Walk of the Heroines • Daily Journal of Commerce". Djcoregon.com. 14 May 2008.
2. "A GUIDE TO PORTLAND PUBLIC ART" (PDF). Racc.org. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. ^ "The Weirdest, Most Wonderful Memorials and Museums in Portland (and Beyond)". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
4. "Hospital marks 70 years, bids farewell to resident Sisters". Catholicsentinel.org.
5. "The Artist with the Invisible Hand". Reed.edu.
6. "Brooklyn Museum: Linda Stein". Brooklynmuseum.org.

External links

• Walk of the Heroines at Portland State University
• Walk of the Heroines at Sisters of Providence

• Monuments and memorials in Portland, Oregon
• Monuments and memorials to women
• Portland State University campus