Suffrage sculpture considered for D.C. placement

WASHINGTON — Loveland artist Jane DeDecker has garnered the support of several members of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation in efforts to place a monument to women’s suffrage near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

DeDecker crafted “Every Word We Utter,” a sculpture featuring Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells, women credited with moving the nation toward passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave voting rights to women.

DeDecker created the sculpture as an entry into a competition to commemorate the