Mother's Monument, Cultural monument in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico

Mother's Monument is a sculptural work located in San Rafael at the intersection of Sullivan, Villalongin, and Insurgentes Avenue. It consists of three stone figures: a man writing, a woman with corn, and a central mother cradling a child.

The idea of a monument to Mexican mothers arose in 1922 with Education Secretary José Vasconcelos and journalist Rafael Alducín, founder of Excélsior. President Manuel Ávila Camacho laid the first stone on May 10, 1944, and Miguel Alemán Valdés inaugurated it on May 10, 1949, with architecture by José Villagrán García and sculptures by Luis Ortiz Monasterio. The 2017 earthquake collapsed the central sculpture; architect Gabriel Mérigo rebuilt it from the original pieces and it reopened on November 21, 2018.

The monument's plaque reads "A la que nos amó antes de conocernos" (To the one who loved us before knowing us), dated May 10, 1949. On June 1, 1998, a feminist group including Esperanza Brito de Martí added a second plaque: "Porque su maternidad fue voluntaria" (Because her motherhood was voluntary), asserting women's right to decide on motherhood. The second plaque disappeared mysteriously and was later reinstalled by the feminists.

The monument stands on the Jardín del Arte Sullivan, a paved island where Sullivan, Villalongín and Avenida de los Insurgentes meet, on the border of the Cuauhtémoc and San Rafael colonias. The three sculptures and the two plaques are seen from the surrounding sidewalks and crossing; traffic on Insurgentes runs continuously, so crossing with the lights matters more than the hour.

The artwork is a symbol of resilience: after collapsing in 2017, it was carefully reassembled using the original stones. This reconstruction allows visitors today to see the same physical work that was created over 70 years ago.