Utah's congressional delegation and state officials unveil the statue of Martha Hughes Cannon during a dedication ceremony at the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 11, 2024.

11, to celebrate the installation of a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon to represent the state of Utah. “I hope that as people come to Emancipation Hall, they will feel inspired by Martha Hughes ...

After seven years of legislative effort to make it happen and 128 years after she became the country’s first female state senator, the statue of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon — a renowned ...

Utah's congressional delegation and state officials unveil the statue of Martha Hughes Cannon during a dedication ceremony at the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 11, 2024. (Courtesy ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Current and former elected officials and religious, business and community leaders filled Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate ...

Among the 100 statues (two each for all 50 states), the statue is the 14th woman. Many in the audience were moved to tears, as now, a place in history for Martha — a suffragist, doctor ...

A statue of the nation’s first female state senator, Martha Hughes Cannon, has officially arrived in Washington, where it will represent Utah as a part of the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary ...