Anne Hutchinson

This statue honors Mary Dyer (d. 1660), a Quaker martyred for her faith, and friend of Anne Hutchinson, sculpted in 1959 by Sylvia Shaw Judson.

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) held women’s prayer meetings in her home here in the 1630s. The site later became the Old Corner Bookstore, housing the publishing firm of Ticknor and Fields.

Mary Dyer (d. 1660) was a Quaker who witnessed for religious freedom in Boston. Banished twice, she was hanged on her third return.

Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was banished from Boston in 1638 for her religious beliefs. She held prayer meetings at her home, attracting women by preaching equality of souls.

Located at the top of the Grand Staircase, the mural "Notable Women of Boston" by Ellen Lanyon (1926-2013) honors trailblazing women in American and Boston culture.

The State House honors abolitionists Angelina and Sarah Grimké, reformer Dorothea Dix, and other pioneers featured in the Notable Women of Boston mural.