Description: Across New York City's five boroughs, this map highlights sites that honor women who shaped its history -- from early settlers and suffragists to artists, reformers and activists. Written by Allison C. Meier with original photography by Anna Morgowicz, it invites you to explore the monuments, memorials and places that celebrate the women whose work and courage helped build, challenge and transform the city.
Brief description: Allison C. Meier is an Oklahoma-born, Brooklyn-based writer, editor, and researcher focused on visual culture, architecture, and overlooked history. She is the author of Grave (2023, Bloomsbury) in the Object Lessons book series and the editor of the Modernist New York (2025), Great Trees of New York (2021), Art Deco New York (2018), and Concrete New York (2017) maps from Blue Crow Media. She moonlights as a cemetery tour guide at New York burial grounds is a licensed New York City sightseeing guide.
Review Quotes: Explore the monuments, memorials and places that celebrate the women whose work and courage helped build, challenge and transform the city.