The Chicago Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1988 by the Chicago Commission on Women to recognize the endeavors of women to improve their socio-economic and political quality of life in the City of Chicago, United States. [1] The awards were distributed each August and photographs and biographies of the inductees were placed in City Hall to inspire others to aim for excellence. [2] August was chosen to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment, which occurred on August 26, 1920. [3]
Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement |
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Jane Addams | (1860–1935) | 1988 | Social Reform [2] | |
Phyllis L. Apelbaum | (1940–) | 1989 | Business [3] | |
Juliann Bluitt | (1938–2019) | 1991 [4] | Health [5] | |
Abena Joan Brown | (1928–2015) [6] | 1991 | Arts [7] | |
Minnie Lightfoot Bruce | 1990 | Religion [8] | ||
Margaret Burroughs | (1915–2010) | 1989 [9] | ||
Audrey L. Davis | 1988 [10] | |||
Dr. Effie Ellis | (1913–1994) | 1989 [11] | ||
Dixie B. Fortis | (1933–2013) | Business [12] | ||
Maria Garay | 1989 | Education [3] | ||
Irene C. Hernandez | (1915–1997) | 1989 | Government [3] | |
Caroline Herzenberg | (1932–) | 1989 [13] | ||
Bella Itkin [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] | [24] | (1920–2011) | 1990 | Arts and literature [8] |
Edith Emerald Johns | (1915–1999) | Nursing/Native American advocacy [25] | ||
Judith Spinner Johns | (1944–) | 1990 | Health [8] | |
Gwendolyn Dubose Laroche | 1990 | Education [8] | ||
Veronica Lucas | 1989 | Civic development [3] | ||
Grace Lunde | (1913–2005) | 1989 | Communications [3] | |
Leona Maglaya | (1948–) | 1989 | Social Services [3] | |
Peggy A. Montes | (1936–) | 1989 | Women's Rights Advocacy [3] | |
Janet Norfleet | (1933–) | 1990 | Government [8] | |
San Luong O | (1950–) | 1990 | Social services [8] | |
Virginia Ojeda | (1947–) | 1990 | Business [8] | |
Mary Pullins | (1901–2010) | Labor [26] | ||
Monica Reynolds | (1920–1998) | 1990 | Law [8] | |
Esther Rothstein | (1913–1998) | 1989 [3] | Law [27] | |
Florence Scala | (1918–2007) | 1990 | Civic [8] | |
Helen Schubert | (1930–2023) | 1990 | Communications / Media [8] | |
Bobbie L. Steele [28] | (1937–) | 1993 | ||
Joyce Tucker | (1948–) | 1990 | Women's rights [8] | |
Muriel Tuteur | (1922–2016) | 1989 [29] [30] | Labor [3] | |
Ida B. Wells | (1862–1931) | 1988 | African-American activist. [2] | |
Mollie West | (1916–2015) | 1990 | Labor [8] | |
Jo Ann Williams | 1990 | Military [8] | ||
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