A Memorial to Young Womanhood (or The Spirit of Youth) by Gail Sherman Corbett was dedicated in Constance Witherby Park in Providence, Rhode Island in 1933. It memorializes the daughter of Foster and Dorothy Hunt, Constance Witherby, who died at the age of 16 of a heart attack while vacationing in the Swiss Alps.
Dedicated to her and the spirit of youth itself, it depicts a young girl looking off while the wind blows. Below the statue is the inscription “The wind roars by; I feel it blow and know that I am free to go.” The statue was moved from its location in the park to another location in Providence in the late 20th century.
The photos and description A Memorial to Young Womanhood (or The Spirit of Youth) in Providence, RI are part of materials from Constance Witherby Park registration form for the National Register of Historic Places.
