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Mary Dyer

(1611 - 1660)
Quaker Martyr
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Mary Dyer Statue

Downtown
State House, Front of East Wing, Boston, MA 02108
17th Century

Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism

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.
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Statues of Women Dissenters: Mary Dyer and Anne Hutchinson

Beacon Hill
Massachusetts State House, fronting the East and West Wings , 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133
17th Century

Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism

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