Chicago Women's Hall of Fame
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (1912–2008)[8] | 1990 | Religion[9] | |
| Margaret Burroughs | (1915–2010) | 1989[10] | ||
| Audrey L. Davis | 1988[11] | |||
| Dr. Effie Ellis |  |
(1913–1994) | 1989[12] | |
| Dixie B. Fortis | (1933–2013) | Business[13] | ||
| Maria Garay | 1989 | Education[3] | ||
| Irene C. Hernandez | (1915–1997) | 1989 | Government[3] | |
| Caroline Herzenberg | (1932–) | 1989[14] | ||
| Bella Itkin[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] | [25] | (1920–2011) | 1990 | Arts and literature[9] |
| Edith Emerald Johns | (1915–1999) | Nursing/Native American advocacy[26] | ||
| Judith Spinner Johns | (1944–) | 1990 | Health[9] | |
| Gwendolyn Dubose Laroche | 1990 | Education[9] | ||
| 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[9] | |
| San Luong O | (1950–) | 1990 | Social services[9] | |
| Virginia Ojeda | (1947–) | 1990 | Business[9] | |
| Mary Pullins | (1901–2010) | Labor[27] | ||
| Monica Reynolds | (1920–1998) | 1990 | Law[9] | |
| Esther Rothstein | (1913–1998) | 1989[3] | Law[28] | |
| Florence Scala | (1918–2007) | 1990 | Civic[9] | |
| Helen Schubert | (1930–2023) | 1990 | Communications / Media[9] | |
| Bobbie L. Steele[29] | (1937–) | 1993 | ||
| Joyce Tucker | (1948–) | 1990 | Women's rights[9] | |
| Muriel Tuteur | (1922–2016) | 1989[30][31] | Labor[3] | |
| Ida B. Wells |  |
(1862–1931) | 1988 | African-American activist.[2] |
| Mollie West | (1916–2015) | 1990 | Labor[9] | |
| Jo Ann Williams | 1990 | Military[9] |