D.C. Women's Hall of Fame
The D.C. Women's Hall of Fame (also District of Columbia Women's Hall of Fame) was a project supported by the D.C. Commission for Women and meant to honor the achievements of women from the District of Columbia.[1] Eight women were inducted into the hall of fame in its first year, 1988.[2] Women were chosen for making "significant contributions in the fields of community and public service, education, health or labor."[3] The hall of fame can be seen in the Dr. Mildred E. Gibbs lecture hall at the Charles Sumner School.[4][5]
List of inductees
Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year |
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Lillian Evanti | (1890-1967) | 1990[6] | |
Bernice Fonteneau | 1993[3] | ||
Mary Ann Gaskins | 1993[3] | ||
A. Janelle Goetcheus | 1989[7] | ||
Lillian Greene | 1988[2] | ||
Patricia Roberts Harris | (1924-1985) | 1988[2] | |
Ethel G. Harvey | 1989[8] | ||
Leonade Jones[9] | |||
Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt | 1990[10] | ||
Marjorie H. Parker | 1994[11] | ||
Ethel Payne | (1911-1991) | 1988[2] | |
Flaxie Madison Pinkett | |||
Sharon Pratt | (1944- | 1988[2] | |
Carol Schwartz | (1944- | 1998[12] | |
Polly Shackleton | (1910-1997) | 1988[2] | |
Betty Shapiro | 1988[2] | ||
Joy Simonson | (1919-2007) | 1992[13] | |
Brenda V. Smith | 1998[14] | ||
Mary Church Terrell | (1863-1954) | 1988[2] | |
Mary Ann Gooden Terrell | 1998[15] | ||
Rosina Tucker | 1993[3] | ||
Ethel Weisser | 1993[3] | ||
Princess Whitfield | 1993[3] |
References
- ^ Yodaiken, Ruth (1 April 1993). "Hall of Fame Recognizes Five Women Who Made a Difference in D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Inducts Eight". The Washington Post. 17 March 1988. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Commission Honors Five District Women". The Washington Post. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives" (PDF). Charles Sumner School. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Curtis, Nancy C. (1996). Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781565844339.
- ^ "D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Award". Smithsonian Learning Lab. Smithsonian. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "A. Janelle Goetcheus". Indiana University. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Harvey Inducted to Hall of Fame". The Baltimore Afro-American. 3 June 1989. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Leonade Jones". World Learning. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (11 May 2007). "Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt; Lawyer Served on Many Boards". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (18 January 2006). "UDC Trustee, Educator Marjorie H. Parker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Carol Schwartz - Biographical Data". DC Watch. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Weisberg, Stuart E. (2009). Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. University of Massachusetts Press. pp. 284. ISBN 9781558497214.
Joy Simonson hall of fame.
- ^ "Member Profiles - Brenda V. Smith". Gender and Law Association. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Mary Ann Gooden Terrell". Center for International Private Enterprise. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
External links
- D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Award
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