during a time when society insisted on the contrary." Walker was honored as one of the first group of Virginia Women in History in 2000. On July 15, 2017, a statue of Walker, designed by Antonio Tobias Mendez, was unveiled at the Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza on Broad Street in Richmond. The bronze, 10-foot statue shows a depiction of how she lived, with her glasses pinned to her lapel and a checkbook in hand. In 2020, Walker was one of eight women featured in "The Only One in the Room" display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Notes References Further reading External links NPS Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site website Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Museum Online Collections Maggie L. Walker Videos on Youtube Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies website Enterprising Women Maggie L. Walker Archived webpage from June 17, 2006 Norwood, Arlisha. "Maggie Walker". National Women's History Museum. 2017. 1867 births 1934 deaths People from Richmond, Virginia American bankers Businesspeople from Richmond, Virginia African-American activists African-American history of Virginia American women bankers African-American bankers African-American founders American founders Women founders American women business executives American business executives 19th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American businesspeople Activists from Virginia 20th-century American businesswomen 19th-century American businesswomen 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people