Mary Dyer statue at the Massachusetts State House in Boston,  Dedicated 1959

Witness for Religious Freedom

Hanged on Boston Common 1660

"My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth."

The sculpture of Mary Dyer represents the Quaker ideal of committed action grounded in quiet and worship.  Her presence at the entrance of the building silently conveys to all who pass through Friends Center’s doors that it is a place of both conviction and contemplation