Aspiration Monument
George Town
Grand Cayman Islands
2015

The Aspiration monument, a tribute to Caymanian woman, is located in Heroes Square, George Town, Grand Cayman.

The Aspiration monument was dedicated to the women of the Cayman Islands as part of the 2009 Heroes Day observances, which focused on the contribution of women to the development and history of the Cayman Islands. Next to the Aspiration monument stands a wall inscribed with the names of all but eight of the 358 women who petitioned for the right to vote, which was finally gained in 1957. The names of the eight missing women were lost when the document was damaged in a fire at Government House in 1972.

The monument was made in just five months at the American Bronze Foundry in Sanford, Florida. It depicts two women, one young and one older, climbing up stairs as a tribute to the work and struggles of Caymanian women. The young woman is holding the world in her palm and the oldest a paper that could be the signed petition. On the sides of the stairway are written the words Faith, Perseverance, Vision, Strength, Determination, Equality.

The plaque reads:

"Aspiration "Only as high as I reach can I grow, / only as far as I seek can I go / only as deep as I look can I see, / only as much as I dream can I be." Karen Ravn
Dedicated this 26th day of January, 2009 on behalf of the government and the people of the Cayman Islands by: Hon. D. Kurt Tibbetts, JP Leader of government business / Hon. Alden M. McLaughlin, JP / Minister for culture / Hon. Anthony Eden, Obe, JP / Minister for gender affairs."

George Town is the capital of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the west of the largest island, Grand Cayman. It’s known as a financial hub and a port of call for cruise ships. Tax-free shops cluster around Cardinal Avenue. The Cayman Islands National Museum is housed in a 19th-century building on Harbour Drive. It contains displays on local history, culture and wildlife.

Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. George Town, its capital, is home to the Cayman Islands National Museum, dedicated to Caymanian heritage. The city is also a major cruise-ship port and site of the ruins of colonial-era Fort George. Beaches and vibrant coral reefs are the island’s hallmarks.

Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles southwest of Cayman Brac.