▁he ▁described ▁what ▁set ▁this ▁sculpt ure ▁apart : ▁"[ o ] thers ▁have ▁perpet u ated ▁the ▁strugg les ▁of ▁the ▁pione er ▁mother ; ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁perpet uate ▁the ▁peace ▁which ▁followed ▁her ▁strugg les ." ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure , ▁placed ▁at op ▁a ▁six - foot - t all ▁base ▁of ▁p ink ▁gran ite , ▁port ray s ▁a ▁woman ▁sitting ▁at ▁rest ▁on ▁a ▁straight - back ed ▁chair , ▁with ▁a ▁Bible ▁upon ▁her ▁lap . ▁The ▁clear ▁lines ▁and ▁mass ing ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁further ▁enh ance ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁rep ose . ▁Her ▁journey , ▁as ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁bronze ▁bas - rel ief ▁pan els ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁east ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁base , ▁is ▁over , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁firm ly ▁root ed ▁in ▁her ▁new ▁home . ▁Her ▁style , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁her ▁hair ▁arrangement ▁and ▁cut ▁of ▁her ▁dress , ▁is ▁simple , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁all ▁pione er ▁moth ers ▁in ▁the ▁tw il ight ▁of ▁their ▁years . ▁ ▁Location ▁▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁intention ally ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁busy ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁campus . ▁B ark er ▁stated ▁in ▁his ▁address ▁at ▁her ▁un ve iling ▁that ▁"[ i ] t ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁... ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁so ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁their ▁activities , ▁it ▁may ▁tell ▁its ▁story ▁as ▁a ▁work