A life-size bronze likeness of 19th-century literary figure and women's rights advocate Margaret Fuller has been donated to the Concord Free Public Library Corporation and will be unveiled. 

The statue was created in 1985 by distinguished American sculptor Penelope Jencks, who is known for public works such as the Eleanor Roosevelt Monument in New York City.

The Fuller statue was commissioned by planner and preservationist Ronald Lee Fleming, who had it displayed at his home in Cambridge, MA. He recently decided to donate it to the Concord Free Public Library.

The statue is presently undergoing restoration by Skylight Studios in Woburn, MA, and once finished, it will be installed and displayed in the library's Garden Retreat. The restoration is being funded by The Munroe Society of the Library Corporation—an affinity group dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the William Munroe Special Collections.

The event will feature remarks by Fleming, Jencks, and Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, offering attendees an opportunity to celebrate Fuller's enduring legacy -  followed by the unveiling in the Library's Garden Retreat and a reception with light refreshments.

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