Erastus B. Wolcott [SEP] creator
Erastus B. Wolcott
Erastus B. Wolcott is a public art work by American artist Francis Herman Packer, located in Lake Park on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The bronze equestrian commemorates a military officer and physician. It is located in the center of Lake Park, near "Eight Stone Lions" and the North Point Lighthouse.
The inscription reads, "Gen. Erastus B. Wolcott. Surgeon General of Wisconsin in the Civil War for thirteen years afterward. He lived a blameless life. Eminent in his profession. A
was largely due to the work of an older doctor, Erastus Wolcott. He would eventually become her husband. Wolcott also organized meetings for women's suffrage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Madison, Wisconsin. She organized the first women's suffrage convention in Milwaukee in 1867. Susan B. Anthony spoke at the convention. Wolcott went on to become the first president of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, and was active not only in campaigning for suffrage but also for the higher education of women. She expanded the organization from Milwaukee to branches