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| Established | 1979 |
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| Website | Arizona Women's Hall of Fame |
The Arizona Women's Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Arizona for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. In 1979, the office of Governor Bruce Babbitt worked with the Arizona Women's Commission to create the Hall of Fame. The first inductees were in October 1981. During its first decade, the Hall of Fame was overseen by the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records. A steering committee would each year select a varying number of women to be inducted. The 1991 inclusion of Planned Parenthood creator Margaret Sanger resulted in disapproval being heard from some in the Arizona Legislature, and funding dried up. With the lone exception of María Urquides in 1994, there were no Hall of Fame inductees for over a decade. Inductions finally resumed in 2002, when the Hall of Fame has only inducted new honorees every two years.[1] The award returned to being annual in 2018.
In 2023, AZWHF created a scholarship awarded to an individual pursuing a degree in a museum program or a history discipline with an emphasis on women.[2]
As of 2024, sponsorship of the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame is provided by Arizona Humanities, the Arizona Secretary of State, the Arizona State Capital Museum, Arizona State Libraries and Archives, Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park, SRP, Arizona Community Foundation, PBS - Horizonte, the Arizona Historical Society, C.L. Russell, and Front Doors.[3]
Inductees
| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVerne Williams | (1922 - 2018) | 2023 | Bisbee politician and community organizer | [4] | |
| Eleanor Ragsdale | (1926-1998) | 2023 | American civil rights activist | [5] | |
| Theodora Marsh | (1867 - 1936) | 2023 | Businesswoman and politician | [6] | |
| Terri Cruz | (1927-2017) | 2023 | Prominent community advocate and activist | [7] | |
| Octaviana J. Trujillo | 2023 | Activist bringing educational reform and change to indigenous people of Arizona | [8] | ||
| Emma Torres | 2023 | Co-founder and Executive Director of Campesinos Sin Fronteras | [9] | ||
| Denise Resnik | 2023 | President/CEO of First Place AZ, co-founder of the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, and founder and CEO of DRA Collective | [10] | ||
| Diana Yazzie Devine | 2023 | CEO of Native American Connections | [11] | ||
| Dosia Carlson | (1930-2021) | 2022 | Pastor, composer of religious hymns, disability and geriatric rights advocate, professor, and writer | [12] | |
| Sheila Grinell | 2022 | Science communication and co-developer of the concept of interactive concept museums | [12] | ||
| Edna Landin | 2022 | Led the revitalization of Tombstone, Arizona | [12] | ||
| Janet Napolitano | 
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(1957-) | 2022 | 21st governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and third United States secretary of homeland security, and president of the University of California | [12] |
| Victoria Mary Stephens | 2022 | First Native American woman to earn a doctor of medicine degree in the state of Arizona and orthopedic surgeon | [12] | ||
| Pearl Tang | (-2021)[13] | 2022 | First Asian-American physician who began pre-natal clinics, maternity, and infant care that greatly decreased infant mortality in Arizona | [12] | |
| Barbara Barrett | 
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(1950-) | 2021 | Political advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, a member of the U.S. Afghan Women's Council and President of the International Women's Forum | [14] |
| Armida Guerena Bittner | (1938-2022) | 2021 | Educator | [15] | |
| Mary Black | (1950-2020) | 2021 | Founder and CEO of Black Family & Child Services | [16] | |
| Margie Emmerman | 2021 | Executive Director of the Arizona Mexico Commission, Policy Advisor for Latin America and Mexico, Director of Tourism and Director of the Department of Commerce | [17] | ||
| Jane Dee Hull | 
|
(1925–2020) | 2021 | Governor of Arizona | [18] |
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(1924–2022) | 2021 | Holocaust survivor | [19] |
| Betsey Bayless | (1944-) | 2020 | Arizona Secretary of State | [20] | |
| Jana Bommersbach | 2020 | Journalist | [21] | ||
| Betty Fairfax | (1918–2010) | 2020 | Philanthropist see Betty H. Fairfax High School |
[22] | |
| Jean E. Fairfax | (1920–2019) | 2020 | Activist and philanthropist, Director of Community Services of the NAACP from 1965 to 1984 | [23] | |
| Gracia Liliana Fernandez | 2020 | Education | [24] | ||
| Michele Halyard | 2020 | Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic | [25] | ||
| Pauline O'Neill | (1865–1961) | 2020 | Suffragist | [26] | |
| Karrin Taylor Robson |  |
2020 | Arizona Board of Regents founder of Arizona Strategies |
[27] | |
| Catherine Steele | 2020 | [28] | |||
| Carolyn Warner |  |
(1930–2018) | 2020 | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction | [29] |
| Shelley Cohn | 2019 | Former chair Arizona Community Foundation, Arizona Commission on the Arts | [30] | ||
| Kate Cory | 
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(1861–1958) | 2019 | Photographer, sculptor, painter and muralist | [31] |
| Emma Lee French | (1836–1897) | 2019 | Established and maintained Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River | [32] | |
| Sharon Harper | 2019 | President, CEO and co-founder of Plaza Companies | [32] | ||
| Guadalupe Huerta | (1920–2000) | 2019 | Arizona lobbyist for the elderly in Washington during the Clinton administration | [32] | |
| Cindy Hensley McCain | 
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(1954-) | 2019 | Board Chair of the McCain Institute | [32] |
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(1881–1934) | 2019 | First female legislator from Cochise County | [32] |
| Barbara Rodriguez Mundell | 2019 | First female and first Hispanic to be selected as Presiding Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court. | [32] | ||
| Erma Bombeck | (1927–1996) | 2018 | Columnist, author | [33] | |
| Josefina Franco | (1897–1972) | 2018 | Newspaper owner, editor, community leader | [34] | |
| Maria Garcia | (1898–) | 2018 | Community activist | [34] | |
| Margaret Injasoulian | (1936–2015) | 2018 | Media and community leader | [34] | |
| Alison Levine | 
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(b. 1966) | 2018 | Mountain climber, explorer, author | [35] |
| Bridgie M. Porter | (1929–2001) | 2018 | Arizona Legislature | [34] | |
| Mary Jo West | 2018 | Broadcaster | [34] | ||
| Rebecca Dallis | (1896–1971) | 2017 | Educator | [36] | |
| Sister Clare Dunn | (1934–1981) | 2017 | First US nun in public office, only nun to serve in the Arizona State Legislature (1974–1981). | [36] | |
| Gladys McGarey | (1920-) | 2017 | M.D., M.D.H, co-founded the American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) | [36] | |
| Clara M. Schell | (1872–1955) | 2017 | First female optometrist in the Territory of Arizona | [36] | |
| Louise Serpa | (1925–2012) | 2017 | Rodeo photographer | [36] | |
| Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson | 2017 | First minority female Vice President in the history of Arizona State University | [36] | ||
| Julia Zozaya | (1926–2004) | 2017 | Vice-president for both the National Federation for the Blind and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). In addition, Julia owned and operated the first 24 /7 Spanish-speaking FM radio station in Phoenix. | [36] | |
| Marietta Bryant | (1911–2003) | 2015 | African American teacher who brought a suit against the school district that closed her school | [37] | |
| Daisy Moore | (1908–1985) | 2015 | African American teacher who brought a suit against the school district that closed her school | [38] | |
| Lorraine W. Frank | (1923–2005) | 2015 | Founder and first executive director of the Arizona Humanities Council | [39] | |
| Louise Foucar Marshall | (1864–1956) | 2015 | First female professor in Arizona | [40] | |
| Helen K. Mason | (1912–2003) | 2015 | Founder and executive director of the Black Theatre Troupe | [41] | |
| Lucy Sikorsky | (1899–1972) | 2015 | Physician | [42] | |
| Rose E. Collom | (1870–1956) | 2013 | Botanist and authority in the native plants of Arizona; Mentzelia collomiae named for her | [43] | |
| Jean Chaudhuri | (1937–1997) | 2013 | Muscogee-Creek activist, author and storyteller | [44] | |