The 2024 Women's Hall of Fame
The Commission for Women recognizes and honors the contributions and achievements of outstanding women and girls during an annual Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony. After a multi-year break, this signature celebration is returning.
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2024 Women’s Hall of Fame
Induction and Awards Ceremony
May 1, 2024
The 2024 Women’s Hall of Fame award categories are listed below:
- Gender and Race Equity, recognizing those who help address disparities across race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation.
- Economic Equity: recognizing those who help create or support economic opportunities and resources that enable women and girls to thrive in our community, including but not limited to workplace equity, affordability, housing, childcare, and non-discrimination.
- Health & Safety: recognizing those who advocate for the safety and security of women and girls, including but not limited to providing services and/or support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and trafficking; or those who advocate for women and girls’ mental and physical well-being, including but not limited to access to quality and affordable healthcare, menstrual equity, maternal mortality, reproductive and sexual health, and overcoming impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Lifetime Achievement, recognizing those who demonstrate repeated outstanding achievements and recognition beyond their work profession for contributions of lasting impact in advancing equity for women and girls.
Honorees
Below is a list of all the outstanding women honored since 2011. Thank you for your efforts and many contributions to our community!
2024
Yvonne Espinoza - Gender and Race Equity
Lourdes Zuniga - Economic Equity
Darlene Lanham - Health and Safety
Martha Cotera - Lifetime Achievement
2018
Gigi Edwards Bryant
Jeanne Goka
Celia Israel
Sarah Weddington (1945 - 2021)
2017
Robbie Ausley
Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette
Jane Claire Hervey
Ann Howard
Patsy Woods Martin
Jill Ramirez
2016
Montserrat Garibay
Jackie Goodman
MariBen Ramsey
2014
Olga Campos-Benz
Dorothy Richter
Kelly White
2013
Lulu Flores
Carol Keeton
Honorable Harriet Murphy
Janis Pinnelli
2012
Nora Comstock
Shudde Fath (1916-2022)
Willie Mae Kirk (1921 - 2013)
Bettie Naylor (1927 – 2012)
2011
Jody Conradt
Bertha Means (1920 - 2021)