Women's Memorial Monument

The Women’s Education and Research Foundation of Ontario first proposed the creation of the Women’s Memorial Monument in December 1993 with a projected dedication date of December 6th, 1994. This date was significant as it marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic murder of fourteen women at the École Polytechnique, the event now known as the Montreal Massacre, that this sculpture was designed to commemorate.

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The Women’s Memorial Monument is comprised on two partially polished slabs of granite that are erected vertically on rectangular, cast stone bases. After the initial construction and dedication of the monument, two lights, placed in-between the granite stones, were added to the artwork.