The Irish Famine Memorial, dedicated in 1998, honors Irish immigrants and their contributions to Boston, including Annie Sullivan Macy (1866-1936), the teacher of Helen Keller
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.
