- Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
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The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. It is housed in the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame building, located at 213 W. Malcolm X St. (formerly W. Main Street) in downtown Lansing, Michigan. The Historical Center also contains a resource library as well as exhibit galleries dedicated to preserving and presenting Michigan women's history and art.
Hall of Fame honorees
Name (birth-death) Year Inducted Era Group Area of Achievement Harriette Simpson Arnow (1907–1986) 1983 Contemporary Writing N. Lorraine Beebe (1910–2005) 1983 Contemporary Politics Mamie Geraldine Neale Bledsoe (1900–1991) 1983 Contemporary African American Civil Rights, Politics Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807–1834) 1983 Historic Abolition, Writing Mary Stallings Coleman (1914–2001) 1983 Contemporary Law Wilma T. Donahue (1900–1993) 1983 Contemporary Medicine/Health Care Grace Eldering (1900–1988) 1983 Historic Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Josephine Gomon (1892–1975) 1983 Historic Medicine/Health Care Martha W. Griffiths (1912–2003) 1983 Contemporary Politics Dorothy Haener (1917–2000) 1983 Contemporary Labor Laura Smith Haviland (1808–1897) 1983 Historic Abolition Mildred M. Jeffrey (1911–2004) 1983 Contemporary Labor Pearl Kendrick (1890–1980) 1983 Historic Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Helen W. Milliken (b. 1922) 1983 Contemporary Philanthropist, Women's Rights Rosa L. Parks (1913–2005) 1983 Contemporary African American Civil Rights Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919) 1983 Historic Medicine/Health Care, Religion, Suffrage Lucinda Hinsdale Stone (1814–1900) 1983 Historic Women's Rights Sojourner Truth (1797–1883) 1983 Historic African American Abolition Helen J. Claytor (1907–2005) 1984 Contemporary African American Civil Rights Caroline Bartlett Crane (1858–1935) 1984 Historic Religion, Suffrage Marguerite Lofft De Angeli (1889–1987) 1984 Contemporary Writing Genevieve Gillette (1898–1986) 1984 Contemporary Environment Icie Macy Hoobler (1892–1984) 1984 Contemporary Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Madeline La Framboise (1779–1846) 1984 Historic Native American Business Martha Longstreet (1870–1953) 1984 Historic Medicine/Health Care Elly M. Peterson (1914–2008) 1984 Contemporary Politics Jessie Pharr Slaton (1908–1983) 1984 Contemporary African American Education Mary C. Spencer (1842–1923) 1984 Historic Education Bertha Van Hoosen (1863–1952) 1984 Historic Medicine/Health Care Patricia J. Boyle (b. 1937) 1986 Contemporary Law Elizabeth C. Crosby (1888–1983) 1986 Historic Math/Science Gwen Frostic (1906–2001) 1986 Contemporary Arts Elmina R. Lucke (1889–1987) 1986 Historic Social Work/Mission Work Marjorie Swank Matthews (1916–1986) 1986 Contemporary Religion Marjorie Peebles-Meyers (1915–2001) 1986 Contemporary African American Medicine/Health Care Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867–1961) 1986 Historic Arts Helen Thomas (b. 1920) 1986 Contemporary Journalism Marion Isabel Barnhart (1921–1985) 1987 Historic Math/Science Patricia Hill Burnett (b. 1920) 1987 Contemporary Arts, Women's Rights Ethel Calhoun (1898–1989) 1987 Contemporary Medicine/Health Care Georgia Emery (1867–1913) 1987 Historic Business Betty Ford (b. 1918) 1987 Contemporary Women's Rights Rosa Slade Gragg (1904–1989) 1987 Contemporary African American Civil Rights Clara Raven (1909–1994) 1987 Contemporary Jewish Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Louise L. (Sally) Brown (b. 1917) 1988 Contemporary Education Ethelene Crockett (1914–1978) 1988 Historic African American Medicine/Health Care Marcia J. Federbush (b. 1934) 1988 Contemporary Women's Rights Fran Harris (1909–1998) 1988 Contemporary Journalism M. Jane Kay-Nugent (b. 1925) 1988 Contemporary Business Agnes Mary Mansour (1931–2004) 1988 Contemporary Education, Social Reformer Helen Martin (1889–1973) 1988 Historic Math/Science Sarah Goddard Power (1935–1987) 1988 Historic Civil Rights Clara B. Arthur (1858–1929) 1989 Historic Suffrage Anna Sutherland Bissell (1846–1934) 1989 Historic Business Alexa Canady (b. 1950) 1989 Contemporary African American Medicine/Health Care Anne R. Davidow (1898–1991) 1989 Contemporary Law Bernadine Newsom Denning (b. 1930) 1989 Contemporary African American Civil Rights, Education Isabella Karle (b. 1921) 1989 Contemporary Math/Science Jean Ledwith King (b. 1924) 1989 Contemporary Women's Rights Olga M. Madar (1915–1996) 1989 Contemporary Labor Mary Anne Mayo (1845–1903) 1989 Historic Education Emily Helen Butterfield (1884–1958) 1990 Historic Architecture, Arts Erma Henderson (b. 1917) 1990 Contemporary African American Politics Dorothy Leonard Judd (1898–1989) 1990 Historic Politics Elba Lila Morse (1882–1975) 1990 Historic Medicine/Health Care Fannie M. Richards (1840–1922) 1990 Historic African American Education Emelia Christine Schaub (1891–1995) 1990 Historic Law Mary Sinclair (b. 1918) 1990 Contemporary Environment Merze Tate (1905–1996) 1990 Contemporary African American Education Delia Villegas Vorhauer (1940–1992) 1990 Contemporary Hispanic Civil Rights Rachel Andresen (1907–1988) 1991 Historic Social Work/Mission Work Mary V. Beck (1908–2005) 1991 Historic Law Jan BenDor (b. 1946) 1991 Contemporary Women's Rights Janet K. Good (1923–1997) 1991 Contemporary Civil Rights Jo Jacobs (b. 1933) 1991 Contemporary Women's Rights Virginia Cecile Blomer Nordby (b. 1929) 1991 Contemporary Law Dorothy Comstock Riley (1924–2004) 1991 Contemporary Law Edith Mays Swanson (1934–1989) 1991 Historic African American Civil Rights, Education Cora Mae Brown (1914–1972) 1992 Historic African American Politics Mary Lou Butcher (b. 1943) 1992 Contemporary Journalism Sarah Emma Edmonds (1849–1898) 1992 Historic Military Violet Temple Lewis (1899–1968) 1992 Historic African American Education Luise Ruth Leismer Mahon (1926–1975) 1992 Historic Journalism Gilda Radner (1946–1989) 1992 Historic Jewish Arts, Entertainment Martha Romayne Seger (b. 1932) 1992 Contemporary Economics Ann M. Shafer (1916–1991) 1992 Historic Labor Slyvia M. Stoesser (1901–1991) 1992 Historic Math/Science Lucinda (Lucy) Thurman (1849–1918) 1992 Historic Civil Rights Charleszetta (Mother) Waddles (1912–2001) 1992 Contemporary African American Social Work/Mission Work Edith Vosburgh Alvord (1875–1962) 1993 Historic Volunteer Work Catherine Carter Blackwell (b. 1919) 1993 Contemporary African American Education Jean W. Campbell (b. 1918) 1993 Contemporary Education Katherine Hill Campbell (1868–1942) 1993 Historic Social Reformer Lenna Frances Cooper (1875–1961) 1993 Historic Dietetics Roberta A. Griffith (1870–1941) 1993 Historic Social Reformer Bina West Miller (1867–1954) 1993 Historic Business Jeanne Omelenchuk (b. 1931) 1993 Contemporary Athletics Sippie Wallace (1898–1986) 1993 Historic African American Music Edna Noble White (1879–1954) 1993 Historic Education Irene Clark Woodman (1905–1994) 1993 Contemporary Military Virginia R. Allan (1916–1999) 1994 Contemporary Education, Women's Rights Marie-Therese Guyon Cadillac (1671–1746) 1994 Historic Other Ruth Carlton (1911–2001) 1994 Contemporary Journalism Flossie Cohen (1925–2004) 1994 Contemporary Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Bertha A. Daubendiek (b. 1916) 1994 Contemporary Environment Genora Johnson Dollinger (1913–1995) 1994 Contemporary Labor Flora Hommel (b. 1928) 1994 Contemporary Jewish Medicine/Health Care Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892–1972) 1994 Historic Math/Science Aleda E. Lutz (1915–1944) 1994 Historic Aviation, Medicine/Health Care, Military Helen Walker McAndrew (1826–1906) 1994 Historic Medicine/Health Care Yolanda Alvarado-Ortega (b. 1943) 1995 Contemporary Hispanic Civil Rights, Journalism Irene M. Auberlin (1896–1999) 1995 Contemporary Social Work/Mission Work Hilda R. Gage (b. 1939) 1995 Contemporary Law Lucia Voorhees Grimes (1877–1978) 1995 Historic Suffrage R. Louise Grooms (1902–1984) 1995 Historic African American Business Odessa Komer (1925–2004) 1995 Contemporary Labor Laura Freele Osborn (1866–1955) 1995 Historic Education Jacquelin E. Washington (b. 1931) 1995 Contemporary African American Social Work/Mission Work Carrie Frazier Roger Brown (b. 1948) 1996 Contemporary African American Medicine/Health Care Anna Clemenc (1888–1956) 1996 Historic Labor Waunetta McClellan Dominic (1921–1981) 1996 Historic Native American Civil Rights Margaret Muth Laurence (1916–1996) 1996 Contemporary Law Claudia House Morcom (b. 1932) 1996 Contemporary African American Law Betsy Graves Reyneau (1888–1964) 1996 Historic Arts, Civil Rights Shirley E. Schwartz (b. 1935) 1996 Contemporary Math/Science Joan Luedders Wolfe (b. 1929) 1996 Contemporary Environment Ellen Burstyn (b. 1932) 1997 Contemporary Arts, Entertainment Marion Corwell-Shertzer (b. 1931) 1997 Contemporary Journalism Four Sisters of Charity 1997 Historic Social Work/Mission Work Della Goodwin (b. 1931) 1997 Contemporary African American Medicine/Health Care Alice King Hamilton (1869–1970) 1997 Historic Medicine/Health Care Nancy Harkness Love (1914–1976) 1997 Historic Aviation, Military Maryann Mahaffey (b. 1925) 1997 Contemporary Women's Rights Sharon E. Sutton (b. 1941) 1997 Contemporary African American Architecture Matilda Dodge Wilson (1883–1976) 1997 Historic Philanthropist, Politics Connie Binsfeld (b. 1924) 1998 Contemporary Politics Hilda Patricia Curran (b. 1938) 1998 Contemporary Women's Rights Marie Dye (1891–1974) 1998 Historic Education Eleanor M. Josaitis (b. 1931) 1998 Contemporary Social Work/Mission Work Dorrie Ellen Rosenblatt (b. 1948) 1998 Contemporary Medicine/Health Care Ella Merriman Sharp (1857–1912) 1998 Historic Environment Martha Jean Steinberg (1927–2000) 1998 Contemporary African American Journalism Ruth Thompson (1887–1970) 1998 Historic Law Lily Tomlin (b. 1939) 1998 Contemporary Arts, Entertainment Patricia L. Beeman (1925–1996) 1999 Historic Civil Rights Olympia Brown (1835–1926) 1999 Historic Religion, Suffrage Doris DeDeckere (b. 1926) 1999 Contemporary Labor, Philanthropist, Volunteer Work Margaret Drake Elliott (1904–1999) 1999 Contemporary Environment Elizabeth Homer (b. 1943) 1999 Contemporary Women's Rights Eleonore Hutzel (1885–1979) 1999 Historic Medicine/Health Care Ella Eaton Kellogg (1853–1920) 1999 Historic Dietetics, Philanthropist Emily Burton Ketcham (1838–1907) 1999 Historic Suffrage Ardeth Platte, O.P. (b. 1936) 1999 Contemporary Conflict Resolution/Peace Movement Lillian Mellen Genser (b. 1920) 2000 Contemporary Conflict Resolution/Peace Movement Loney Clinton Gordon (1915–1999) 2000 Historic African American Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Katherine G. Heideman (b. 1910) 2000 Contemporary Education Dauris Gwendolyn Jackson (1933–1979) 2000 Historic African American Civil Rights, Education Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy (b. 1923) 2000 Contemporary Law Marjorie J. Lansing (1916–1998) 2000 Historic Education, Women's Rights Chaun-Pu Lee (b. 1931) 2000 Contemporary Asian American Math/Science Marilyn Fisher Lundy (b. 1925) 2000 Contemporary Education Katharine Dexter McCormick (1875–1967) 2000 Historic Philanthropist, Women's Rights Kathleen N. Straus (b. 1923) 2000 Contemporary Civil Rights, Education Clarissa M. Young (1922–1979) 2000 Historic Law Enforcement Cora Reynolds Anderson (1882–1950) 2001 Historic Native American Politics Lucile E. Belen (b. 1912) 2001 Contemporary Politics Theresa Maxis Duchemin (1810–1892) 2001 Historic African American Religion, Social Work/Mission Work Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) 2001 Contemporary African American Arts, Entertainment Francie Kraker Goodridge (b. 1947) 2001 Contemporary Athletics Marian Bayoff Ilitch (b. 1933) 2001 Contemporary Business Mary Ellen Riordan (b. 1920) 2001 Contemporary Education Joesphine Stern Weiner (1912–2000) 2001 Historic Jewish Volunteer Work Hortense Golden Canady (b. 1927) 2002 Contemporary African American Community Service Julia Wheelock Freeman (1833–1900) 2002 Historic Medicine/Health Care, Volunteer Work May Stocking Knaggs (1847–1917) 2002 Historic Suffrage Naomi Long Madgett (b. 1923) 2002 Contemporary African American Writing Lucille Hanna McCollough (1905–1996) 2002 Historic Politics Lana Pollack (b. 1942) 2002 Contemporary Politics Martha Louise Rayne (1836–1911) 2002 Historic Journalism Muriel Dorothy Ross (b. 1927) 2002 Contemporary Math/Science Mary Agnes Blair (1909–1982) 2003 Historic Education Verne Burbridge (1896–2005) 2003 Contemporary Volunteer Work Nellie Cuellar (1899–1987) 2003 Historic African American Civil Rights Alice Scanlan Kocel (b. 1920) 2003 Contemporary Civil Rights Joyce Lewis Kornbluh (b. 1928) 2003 Contemporary Labor Eliza Seaman Leggett (1815–1900) 2003 Historic Abolition, Suffrage, Women's Rights Ida Lippman (1893–1980) 2003 Historic Jewish Law Enforcement Marion 'Babe' Ruth (1918–2004) 2003 Contemporary Aviation Bernice "B" Steadman (b. 1925) 2003 Contemporary Aviation Pamela Withrow (b. 1948) 2003 Contemporary Law Enforcement Ruth Zweifler (b. 1930) 2003 Contemporary Education Geraldine Bledsoe Ford (1926–2003) 2004 Historic African American Law Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (b. 1959) 2004 Contemporary Politics Lystra Gretter (1858–1951) 2004 Historic Medicine/Health Care Florine Mark 2004 Contemporary Jewish Business, Other Cathy McClelland (b. 1954) 2004 Contemporary African American Business Constance Mayfield Rourke (1885–1941) 2004 Historic Academics, Education Margaret M. Chiara (b. 1943) 2005 Contemporary Law Eva Lois Evans (b. 1935) 2005 Contemporary African American Civil Rights, Community Service Georgia A. Lewis Johnson, M.D. (b. 1930) 2005 Contemporary African American Medicine/Health Care Lida Holmes Mattman (1912–2008) 2005 Contemporary Math/Science, Medicine/Health Care Olivia (Libby) Maynard (b. 1936) 2005 Contemporary Education, Politics Deborah Stabenow (b. 1950) 2005 Contemporary Politics Caroline Thrun (1897–1983) 2005 Historic Law Margaret Sellers Walker (b. 1935) 2005 Contemporary African American Environment, Human Resources Elizabeth Weaver (b. 1941) 2005 Contemporary Law Cynthia Yao (b. 1940) 2005 Contemporary Asian American Museum Studies See also
- National Women's Hall of Fame
- New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame
- Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
- Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame
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Categories:- Michigan culture
- Lists of women
- Awards and prizes honoring women
- Education in Lansing, Michigan
- Feminism and history
- Halls of fame in Michigan
- State halls of fame in the United States
- Hall of fame inductees
- Biographical museums in Michigan
- Women's museums in the United States
- Museums in Lansing, Michigan
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