Chicago Women's Hall of Fame

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]

Chicago Women's Hall of Fame Inductees

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Year	Area of achievement
Jane Addams		(1860–1935)	1988	Social Reform[2]
Phyllis L. Apelbaum			1989	Business[3]
Juliann Bluitt			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				Business[12]
Maria Garay			1989	Education[3]
Irene C. Hernandez			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			1990	Health[8]
Gwendolyn Dubose Laroche			1990	Education[8]
Veronica Lucas			1989	Civic development[3]
Grace Lunde			1989	Communications[3]
Leona Maglaya			1989	Social Services[3]
Peggy A. Montes			1989	Women's Rights Advocacy[3]
Janet Norfleet			1990	Government[8]
San Luong O			1990	Social services[8]
Virginia Ojeda			1990	Business[8]
Mary Pullins				Labor[26]
Monica Reynolds			1990	Law[8]
Esther Rothstein			1989[3]	Law[27]
Florence Scala			1990	Civic[8]
Helen Schubert			1990	Communications / Media[8]
Mollie Sheiman				Labor[28]
Bobbie L. Steele[29]
Joyce Tucker			1990	Women's rights[8]
Muriel Tuteur		(1922–2016)	1989[30]	Labor[3]
Ida B. Wells		(1862–1931)	1988	African-American activist.[2]
Mollie West			1990	Labor[8]
Jo Ann Williams			1990	Military[8]