Art & History

National Statuary Hall Collection

Minnesota

Image of Minnesota statue

Maria L. Sanford, 1836–1920

Educator

A beloved teacher and lecturer, Sanford was one of the first women to attain a collegiate professorship. She taught for two decades at the University of Minnesota before pursuing humanitarian projects and advocating woman suffrage.

Evelyn Raymond, Bronze, 1958 Back to List >>
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