Emmeline Wells Bust

Emmeline B. Wells is the woman Utah chose to honor in bronze — and for good reason. For nearly forty years she edited the Woman's Exponent, one of the early West's most important women's newspapers; she campaigned for suffrage and saw Utah women win the vote; and she led the Relief Society, the vast Latter-day Saint women's organization, into her nineties. This bust remembers her. In a state whose public monuments lean heavily male and ecclesiastical, Wells stands out — a reminder that Utah women were enfranchised decades before the nation caught up.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.5 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.5 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 0.9 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.3 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Daniel C. Jackling — steps away
• Chief John Duncan — steps away
• Unca Sam Bust — steps away
• Dr. Don Lind — steps away