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"WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH"

by Heather Freitas

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg— Fighter, advocate for women's rights. Flower— Purple orchids, a symbol of justice, prudence and wisdom."

Phoenix's @ValleyMetro system established its Artsline initiative to connect public spaces with the city's wealth of arts and culture. Artists commissioned to create work have their art displayed for several months, and in 2021 Artsline commemorated Women's History Month by asking spotlight artist Heather Freitas to create a series of 19 portraits. Freitas paired each portrait with an associated flower and five of the portraits appeared here, at the Roosevelt/Central station: Josefina Carrascoso Franco, President of the Mexican Blue Cross; Frida Kahlo, artist; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice; a self-portrait of the artist, Heather Freitas; and Rosa Parks, civil rights activist.

LOCATION: 1000 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004