Hall of Fame of Delaware Women

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The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women was established in 1981 by the Delaware Commission for Women, a division of the Secretary of State of Delaware. The hall of fame recognizes the achievements and contributions of Delaware women in a variety of fields and includes activists, artists, athletes, military personnel and scientists. [1]

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The Delaware Commission for Women is a state agency with members appointed by the Governor representing Wilmington and each of Delaware's three counties (New Castle, Kent and Sussex). In making its selections for the Hall of Fame, the Commission prioritizes civil rights, economic empowerment, violence prevention, women's health, work, family, recognition and celebration. Eligible women must have been born in Delaware or resided in the state for a minimum of ten years. [2]

Inductees

Delaware Women's Hall of Fame
NameImageBirth–DeathYearArea of achievementRef(s)
Patricia Dailey Lewis 2023CEO Beau Biden Foundation [3]
Bonnie Meszaros 2023Economics [3]
Paulette Sullivan Moore (1951–)2023Delaware's first African American female attorney [3]
Leslie Newman 2023Chair - Delaware Community Foundation's COVID-19 grant award committee [3]
Lynn Snyder-Mackler 2023Physical therapist. sports medicine research [3]
Anne Canby 2022Head of the Delaware and New Jersey Departments of Transportation, Treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Department of Transportation [4]
Alice Dunbar Nelson Negro Poets and Their Poems-0167.jpg (1875–1935)2022Poet, novelist, journalist, educator [4]
Carolyn Fredricks (1947–)2022Executive Director · Modern Maturity Center [4]
Teri Quinn Gray 2022Chief Operating Officer at Provivi, Inc. [4]
Ilona Holland (1950–)2022Author, educator [4]
Karyl Rattay 2022Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health [4]
Aida Waserstein (1948–)2022Author, retired Delaware Family Court Judge [4]
Fayetta M. Blake 2021Executive Director of Pathways to Success, Inc. [5] [6]
Stephanie Bolden (1946–)2021Representative Delaware General Assembly [5] [7]
Jennifer Cohan 2021Secretary of Delaware Department of Transportation [5] [8]
Marianne Blackburn "Mimi" Drew (1946–)2021Retired Rear Admiral, United States Navy [5] [9]
Ann Jaffe (1931–2024)2021 Holocaust survivor; Chairperson Speakers' Bureau of Delaware's Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Committee [5] [10]
Valerie Longhurst (1963–)2021Representative Delaware General Assembly [5] [11]
Mary Seward Phillips Eskridge (1883–1967)2020Democratic National Committee Woman of Delaware, treasurer Delaware League of Women Voters [12] [13]
Margaret Burton White Houston (1864–1937)2020Suffragist who established the Georgetown, Delaware library [12]
Tania M. Culley (1968–)2019First Child Advocate for the State of Delaware [14]
Drewry N. Fennell (1960–)2019Human rights, LGBTQ equality [14]
Jan R. Jurden 2019First female President Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware [15] [16]
Maria Matos (1950–)2019President and CEO of the Latin American Community Center [14]
Blanche Stubbs (1872–1952)2019 Civil rights activist, suffragette [14]
Marie Swajeski (1926–)2019Founder of the Delaware Children's Theatre [14]
Jill Biden Jill Biden official portrait 2.jpg (1951–)2018Current First Lady of the United States (2021- ) Second Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017; founder of non-profit Biden Breast Health Initiative [17] [18]
Lisa Blunt Rochester Lisa Blunt Rochester official photo.jpg (1962–)2018 U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district [19]
Reba Ross Hollingsworth (1926–)2018Civic leader [20]
Deborah Wicks (1946–)2018Retired superintendent of the Smyrna School District [21]
Carolyn Berger 2017Delaware Supreme Court Justice [22]
Debra Heffernan (1962–)2017State Representative [22]
Janice Nevin 2017President and CEO of Christiana Health Care System [22]
Kendall M. Wilson (1930/31–2006)2017First executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware [22]
Annie Norman 2016Established the statewide Delaware Library Catalog [23] [24]
Chandra G. Pitts 2016Founder & CEO of One Village Alliance; creator of "Girls Can Do Anything!" [23]
Sonia S. Sloan (1928–2019)2016Raised over $100 million for Delaware non-profit agencies, and a reformation of program for youth released from Ferris School. [23] [25] [26]
Jamie L. Wolfe (1966–2018)2016Advocate for persons with disabilities [23]
Kim L. Allen 2015Educator who works with at-risk youth [27]
Darlene Battle 2015Social activist [27]
Sandra L. Ben 2015Pastor and community organizer [27]
Rita M. Landgraf 2015Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services [27]
Ileana M. Smith 2015Vice president and campus director for the Delaware Technical Community College's Owens Campus [27]
Stephanie Louise Kwolek Stephanie Kwolek at Spinning Elements by Harry Kalish.TIF (1923–2014)2014Inventor of Kevlar [28]
Catherine Devaney McKay 2014Founder of Connections Community Support Programs [28]
Patricia H. Purcell 2014First African American pediatrician in Delaware [28]
Latricia Odette Wright 2014 Nanticoke elder and educator [28]
Beatrice "Bebe" Coker (1935–)2013Public education and literacy advocate [29]
Patricia Maichle (1958–)2013Executive Director of the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council [29]
Wilma Mishoe (1949–)2013Dean at Delaware Technical & Community College [29]
Jane Richards Roth (1935–)2013Federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [29]
Vicky Cooke 2012Executive Director of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition [30]
Micki Edelsohn 2012Founder of the Homes for Life Foundation, a non-profit providing housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities [30]
Vivian Rapposelli 2012Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families [30]
Frances West 2012Treasurer of the National Consumers League and Delaware's first woman director of Consumer Affairs, former president of Delaware's Better Business Bureau and Delaware Highway Commissioner [30]
Neda P. Biggs (1951–)2011Bilingual immigration attorney [31] [32]
Imogene F. Chandler (1934–2021)2011Supporter of early childhood education programs [31]
Susan C. Del Pesco (1946–)2011First woman elected as President of the Delaware Bar Association and the first women appointed to the Delaware Superior Court [31] [33]
Audrey K. Doberstein (1932–)2011Former President of Wilmington University [31] [34]
Moonyeen L. Klopfenstein (1942–)2011Child birth educator [31]
Sister Ascension Banegas (1931–2019)2010Advocate for immigrants and co-founder of La Esperanza Community Center in Georgetown [1]
Jeanette Eckman (1882–1972)2010Political leader, historian and editor [1]
Kathryn Young Hazeur (1923–2011)2010First African American to earn a graduate degree from the University of Delaware in 1951 [1]
Jacquelin Pitts 2010Lacrosse player and coach; led the U.S. Women's Lacrosse Team to their first World Championship [1]
Beverly Louise Stewart 2010Educator and founder of the Back to Basics tutoring business [1]
Judith Gedney Tobin (1927–2021)2010Pioneer in forensic pathology, performed over 5000 autopsies [1]
Theresa L.I. del Tufo 2009Established three centers for displaced homemakers [35]
Sally V. Hawkins (1922–2017)2009Radio journalist at WILM [35] [36]
Lynn W. Williams 2009Conservationist and founder of the Delaware Nature Society; rescued the Brandywine Creek State Park from development [35]
Elizabeth Empson Battell (d.)2008Delaware's "godmother," ran the Golden Fleece Tavern between 1777 and 1792 [37]
Renee Palmore Beaman (1960–)2008Created the Bethel AIDS Task Force in 1994 with six other women [37]
Grace Pierce Beck (1926–2008)2008Leading Delaware environmentalist [37]
Uma Chowdhry Uma Chowdhry JPS 2007 10 10 podium.JPG (1947–2024)2008Research scientist at DuPont who specialized in ceramic materials, including catalysts, proton conductors, superconductors and ceramic packaging for microelectronics [37]
Christine Margaret McDermott (1947–2007)2008Attorney who fought domestic violence and was the first woman to be executive director of Delaware Volunteer Legal Services [37]
Evelyn Dickenson Swensson (1928–)2008Conductor, composer, lyricist, pianist, singer, playwright and musical lecturer [37]
Sujata Kumari Bhatia (1978–)2007Professor of Chemical, Biomolecular, Biomedical Engineering at University of Delaware [38] [39] [40]
Carolyn S. Burger (1940–)2007First woman in the US to head a telecommunications company; CEO of Bell Atlantic-Delaware [38]
Liane McDowell Sorenson (1947–)2007Director of Women's Affairs at the University of Delaware, member of the Delaware House of Representatives and Minority Whip [38]
Shirley M. Tarrant (1935–2003)2007Founder and President of the Suburban County Hospital Task Force [38]
Valerie Whiting (1972–)2007Professional basketball player [38]
M. Jane Brady (1951–)200642nd Delaware Attorney General [41] [42]
Felicia A. Dorman (1976–)2006Volunteerism [42]
Lolita A. Lopez (1953–)2006President and CEO of YWCA Delaware [42] [43]
Betsy Rawls (1928–2023)2006Professional golfer [42] [44]
Loretta F. Walsh (1949–2022)2006Wilmington, Delaware city council member [42] [45]
Muriel E. Gilman (1923–2011)2005Executive with the United Way of Delaware [46] [47]
Patricia W. Griffin (1957–)2005State Court Administrator in the Delaware Administrative Office [47]
Teresa Haman (1953–)2005Painter [48] [47]
Valerie A. Woodruff (1944–)2005Delaware Secretary of Education [49] [47]
Patricia M. Blevins (1954–)2004Majority Leader of the Delaware Senate [50]
Linda L. Chick (1943–2022)2004Chair of the Youth Philanthropy Board Advisory Committee for the Delaware Community Foundation [50]
Carol A. Timmons Carol A. Timmons (4).jpg (1958–2020)2004Brigadier General of the Delaware Air National Guard [51] [50]
Edith P. Vincent (1922–2013)2004School nurse and advocate for children's health [52] [50]
Joy Ann Bartell (1951–)2003Beebe School of Nursing instructor [53]
Sister Jeanne Cashman (1943–)2003Founder of Sojourner's Place [54] [53]
Margaret Rose Henry (1944–)2003Member of the Delaware Senate, Majority Whip [53]
Sister Ann Marguerite Gildea (1919–2005)2002Founder of the Mary Mother of Hope House [55] [56]
Gloria Wernicki Homer 2002Chief Administrative Officer of Governor Executive Office [56]
Jeanne D. Nutter (1947–)2002Compiled Growing Up Black in New Castle County [57] [56]
Mary Sam Ward (1911–2000)2002Author, educator and historian; 1979 Delaware Mother of the Year; co-founder of the Delaware Press Women in 1977 [58] [56]
Myrna L. Bair (1940–2024)2001Member of the Delaware Senate, Policy Advisor and assistant professor, Public Management Faculty, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware [59] [60]
Anna Janney De Armond (1910–2008)2001First woman to become a full professor at the University of Delaware [61] [60]
Marian L. Harris (1936–)2001Founder and volunteer executive director of The House of Pride [60]
Lucile Petry Leone Photo Lucile Petry Leone (1902-1999).jpg (1902–1999)2001American nurse who was the founding director of the Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943 [62] [60]
Martha G. Bachman (1924–1998)2000Chair of the Delaware State Advisory Council on Vocational Education [63]
Alice Marie Smith Coleman (1944–)2000Therapist and volunteer [63]
Emily G. Morris (1934–2001)2000First African American elected to county office in Delaware [63]
Helen R. Thomas (1921–2022)2000Women's rights activist [64] [63]
Grace Ruth Batten (1943–)1999First African American woman mayor in Sussex County [41] [65]
Evelyn P. Burkle (1927–2015)1999Breast cancer survisor and educator [65]
Lynne S. Frink (1946–1998)1999Environmentalist; founded Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research [66] [65]
Barbara Chase Herr (1921–2017)1999First director of commission for women [65]
Nancy W. Cook (1936–)1998Member of the Delaware Senate [67]
Henrietta R. Johnson (1914–1997)1998First African American woman elected to the Delaware General Assembly [68]
Renee G. O'Leary 1998Early childhood science teacher [69] [70]
Beatrice "Bea" Simonds (1914–2006)1998Advocate for the visually impaired [71] [72]
Mary Ann Shadd Cary Mary Ann Shadd.jpg (1823–1893)1997Anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada. [73] [74]
Sherry L. Freebery 1997Police chief and chief administrative officer [75] [74]
Karen E. Peterson (1950–)1997Member of the Delaware Senate [76] [74]
Harriet N. Smith Windsor (1940–)1997First woman from Sussex County to be appointed Secretary of State [41] [74]
Cynthia M. Boehmer (1947–)1996Domestic Violence Coordinating Council member [77]
Julie K. Boozer (1935–)1996Chair of the Division of Nursing at Wesley College [77]
Sally J. Knox (1925–1995)1996Headed the Delaware Commission for Women; pay equity advocate [78] [77]
Jane P. Maroney (1923–2021)1996Member of the Delaware House of Representatives [77]
Mae Riedy Carter (1921–2020)1995Program specialist in the University of Delaware's Division of Continuing Education, first Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women [79]
Ruth Ann Minner Ruth Ann Minner.jpg (1935–2021)199572nd Governor of Delaware [41] [79]
Ruth Oates-Graham (1942–2023)1995National Association of State EMS Directors [79]
Helen S. Balick (1930–2020)1994U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge [80] [81]
Eleanor L. Cain (1933–2019)1994Director of the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Physical Disabilities [82] [81]
Harriet Ruth Williams (1915–1999)1994Chair, Dept of Chemistry, Delaware State University [83] [84] [85] [81]
Mae D. Hightower-Vandamm (1926–2014)1993Exec. Dir Delaware Curative Workshop [86] [87] [88]
Carol E. Hoffecker (1938–)1993Chair of the University of Delaware Department of History [89] [88]
Elizabeth Neal 1993Deputy Warden of New Castle County Community Corrections [88]
Ada Leigh Soles (1937–2010)1993Member of the Delaware House of Representatives [90] [88]
Frances D. Swift Tatnall (1874–1966)1993Founder of the Tatnall School in Wilmington [88]
Claire La Mar Carey (1943–)1992Director of the Walnut Street YMCA's Black Achiever program [91]
Lozelle Jenkins DeLuz (1927–2018)1992President of DeLuz Management Consultants [92] [91]
Margaret R. Manning (1918–2015)1992Member of the Delaware Senate [91]
Jane T. Mitchell (1929–2012)1992First woman elected master of the Delaware State Grange [91]
Madaline Elliot Buchanan (1908–1995)1991President of the Delaware Board of Education [93]
Katherine L. Esterly (1925–2014)1991Worked to establish the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Christiana Hospital [93]
Nancy Churchman Sawin (1919–2008)1991Author and Lacrosse and field hockey player [94] [93]
Winifred J. Robinson Dean-Robinson-1914-2ffapln.jpg (1868–1962)1990First dean of the Women's College of the University of Delaware [95] [96]
Mary Ann Sorden Stuart Mary ann sorden stuart.jpg (1828–1893)1990Suffragist, "Delaware's first feminist" [97] [96]
Pauline Dyson (1891–1970)1989Teacher and community leader [98] [99]
Genevieve W. Gore (1913–2005)1989Founded W. L. Gore and Associates with her husband, Wilbert (Bill) Lee Gore [99]
Margaret I. Handy (1889–1977)1988Pioneering doctor who was one of the first to specialise in paediatric medicine. In 1945, she established the first mothers' milk bank at Delaware Hospital (now Wilmington Hospital) in Wilmington, Delaware [100] [101] [102] [103] [104]
Jane E. Mitchell (1921–2004)1988First African American registered nurse to be hired in a Delaware hospital [104]
Marguerite Hill Burnett (1885–1966)1987State director of adult education [105]
Florence Bayard Hilles F B Hilles152007v.jpg (1865–1954)1987One of the Silent Sentinels, a group of women in favor of women's suffrage who protested in front of the White House during Woodrow Wilson's presidency [106] [105]
Gertrude M. Lowell (1901–1994)1987Founder of the Delaware Senior Citizen publication [105] [107]
Elizabeth H. Ryan (1919–2014)1987League of Women Voters, past president Delaware Council on Crime and Justice [105]
Roxana Cannon Arsht (1915–2003)1986First female judge in the State of Delaware [108] [109]
Emily P. Bissell Emily Bissell.jpg (1861–1948)1986American social worker and activist who introduced Christmas Seals to the United States [110] [109]
Hilda Davis HildaAndreaDavis1925.png (1905–2001)1986First African American woman to hold a full-time faculty position at the University of Delaware [109]
Mabel Vernon Mabel Vernon, c. 1917, by Edmonston, Washington, D.C..jpg (1884–1975)1986One of the Silent Sentinels, a group of women in favor of women's suffrage who protested in front of the White House during Woodrow Wilson's presidency [111] [109]
Louise T. Conner (1918–1983)1985Member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing Brandywine Hundred [112] [113]
Norma B. Handloff (1913–2002)1985Newark's first woman mayor, 1966–1973 [113]
Mary Askew Mather (1861–1925)1985President of the New Century Club [113]
Mary Jornlin Theisen (1927–2007)1985First woman elected New Castle County executive [114] [113]
Esther Schauer Frear (1909–2000)1983Wife of Senator J. Allen Frear Jr., member of the Senate Ladies Red Cross Unit [115]
Sallie Topkis Ginns (1880–1976)1983Member of the National Woman's Party, suffragist [116] [115]
Edith Jackson Newton (1905–1996)1983Educator [115]
Cecile Long Steele (1900–1940)1983Pioneer of Delaware's broiler chicken industry [115]
Vera Gilbride Davis (1894–1974)1982First woman elected to the Delaware Senate [117]
Mabel L. Fisher Ridgely MabelLloydRidgely.tif (1872–1962)1982Preservationist and suffragist [118] [117]
Emalea Pusey Warner Emalea P. Warner, 1853-1948.jpg (1853–1948)1982Successfully campaigned for public vocational education and has a local elementary school named in her honor. [119] [117]
Pauline A. Young Pauline A. Young.jpg (1900–1991)1982Teacher, librarian, and lecturer [120] [117]
Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon 1922 Portrait.jpg (1863–1941)1981Astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification [121] [122]
Pearl Herlihy Daniels (1910–1994)1981Collector of historical maps [123] [122]
Ruth Mitchell Laws (1912–2010)1981Educator; Vice President of the Delaware Technical Community College [124] [122]
Mary Ann Wright (1920–2006)1981 Cerebral palsy survivor who in 1948 teamed with polio survivor Agnes Peronne to co-found the Mancus Foundation, an organization to assist disabled people. Wright was president of the organization for 58 years. [122] [125]

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