What do immigrants think of the Statue of Liberty?

To these anxious newcomers, the Statue's uplifted torch did not suggest enlightenment, as her creators intended, but rather, welcome. Over time, Liberty emerged as the Mother of Exiles, a symbol of hope to generations of immigrants.



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An illustration of the presentation of the Statue to the U.S. Minister Levi Parsons Morton in Paris on July 4, 1881. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French people commemorating the alliance of France and the United States during the American Revolution.

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The truss in statue's right shoulder had seriously weakened and was in danger of collapse. And almost half of the iron armature that supports the copper skin had corroded, in part because the statue had become, in effect, a giant battery.

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In the Statue of Liberty, perhaps, lies a tribute to women, an ironic and probably unappreciated sentiment in the face of the brutal inequalities that plagued women's status at the date of Liberty's dedication and for decades afterward.

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French by origin, France has no less than 6 reproductions of the Statue of Liberty in Paris (exhibited in the open air or in the museum). On Swan Island, the Statue of Liberty is located at the southern tip of the island, with its back to the Eiffel Tower, between the 15th and 16th arrondissements.

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25 Facts to Celebrate the Statue of Liberty
  • The statue's full name is Liberty Enlightening the World.
  • It was a gift from France given to America in 1886.
  • The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
  • The statue measures 93 meters and weighs 204 metric tons.


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