Welcome to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame Online.
Established in 1985 by the Maryland Commission for Women and the Women Legislators of Maryland, the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame seeks to honor Maryland women who have made unique and lasting contributions to the economic, political, cultural, and social life of the state and to provide visible models of achievement for tomorrow's female leaders.  Each year, an independent committee reviews nominations and selects women for induction into the Hall of Fame.  These women are honored in an induction ceremony held during March, Women's History Month.  Please select any inductee from the list below to view a biography and image as supplied by the Maryland Commission for Women.  For further information, where available, please follow the links to the Maryland State Archives biographical files.  These pages will be periodically updated as time and resources allow.

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Click for Chronological List of Honorees

A
Abrams, Rosalie Silber (1994)
Adams, Diane L. (1997)
Adams, Victorine Quille (2020)
Adkins, Bertha Sheppard (1989)
Armstrong, Annie (1992)

B
Bahr, Florence Riefle (1999)
Bailey, Dorothy F. (2014)
Baker, Susan P. (2006)
Balis, Sophia Arabatzis, D.D.S. (2016)
Banning, Mary Elizabeth (1994)
Barnes, Sandra I. (2018)
Barton, Clara (1987)
Battle, Constance Urciolo, M.D. (2000)
Beauchamp, Virginia Walcott (2003)
Beims, Constance Ross (1998)
Bell,Rosalyn Blake (1993)
Bentley, Helen Delich (2013)
Bernard, Marielsa A. (2019)
Black, Maureen, Ph.D. (2012)
Bobo, Elizabeth (2021)
Brent, Margaret (1985)
Bridgwaters-Simms, Oretha (2016)
Brown, Harriet Elizabeth (1994)
Byron, Beverly B. (2015)

C
Callum, Agnes Kane (2014)
Cardin, Shoshanna Shoubin (2005)
Carr, Lois Green (2000)
Carroll, Anna Ella (1992)
Carson, Rachel (1985)
Chissell, Augusta T. (2019)
Clark, Eugenie (1989)
Clarke, Edith (2003)
Clifton, Lucille (1993)
Cole, Dr. B. Olive (2005)
Coleman-Adebayo, Marsha, Ph.D. (2017)
Colvin, Carolyn W. (2017)
Colwell, Rita R. (1991)
Compton, Lillian C. (1999)
Cryor, Jean B. (2013)

D
Darden, Evelyn O. A. (2020)
Davidson, Rita C. (1985)
Dawes, Dominique (2019)
Deener, Brigadier General Annette M. (2007)
de Planque, E. Gail, Ph.D. (2015)
Diamond, Liebe Sokol (2006)
DuFour, Kathryn J. (2003)
Dukes, Charlene Mickens, Ed.D. (2013)
Dunkle, Margaret (2012)

E
Eaton, Sol del Ande Mendez (1997)
Edmonson, Emily (2004)
Edwards, Donna F. (2017)
Ellicott, Elizabeth King (1993)
Ellicott, Madeleine L. (1996)
Engle, Lavinia Margaret (1989)
Ennis, Ethel Llewellyn (1996)

F
Fagan, Eleanora, "Billie Holiday" (2008)
Feeley, Kathleen, SSND, Ph.D. (2001)
Fehrer, Ilia (2009)
Feik, Mary S. (2015)
Fox, Renee E., M.D. (2014)
Fraser, Claire M., Ph.D. (2010)
Fuentes, Sonia Pressman (2000)

G
Gaddy, Bea (2006)
Garrett, Mary Elizabeth (2017)
Gaston, Marilyn Hughes (2006)
Gebbie, Katharine Blodgett, Ph.D. (2017)
Gira, Catherine R., Ph.D. (1997)
Goddard, Mary Katherine (1998)
Goering, Susan K. (2014)
Goodwillie, Mary C. (2016)
Grant, Sally T. (2007)
Grasmick, Nancy, Ph.D. (2004)
Green, Anne Catharine Hoof (2010)
Greenberg, Jill Moss (1995)
Greider, Carol W., Ph.D. (2011)
Griffin, Diane E., M.D., Ph.D. (2009)

H
Hall, Virginia (2019)
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1987)
Harmon, Elaine Danforth (2016)
Hawkins, Margaret Briggs Gregory (2021)
Hawkins, Ramona McCarthy, R.Ph. (2008)
Hedges, Elaine Ryan (1998)
Heller, Ellen Moses (2008)
Hoffberger, Rebecca Alban (2006)
Holdridge, Barbara (2011)
Hooker, Edith Houghton (1999)
Hubbard, Mabel Houze (2002)

I

J
Jackson, Lillie Carroll (1986)
Jacobsen, Josephine (2000)
Johnson, Elizabeth Fran (1999)

K
Katz, Joanne, Sc.D. (2016)
Kendall, Florence P. (2002)
Khan, Misbah, M.D. (2001)
Kirkaldy, Irene Morgan (2010)
Kirschstein, Ruth L., M.D. (2003)
Kopp, Nancy (2012)
Koss, Helen L. (1997)
Krohe, Charmaine, SSND (2001)
Kushner, Rose (1992)

L
Lacks, Henrietta (2014)
Lange, Mary Elizabeth (1991)
Ledecky, Kathleen (2017)
Lee, Lena King (1989)
Lee, Mary Digges (1996)
Legum, Harriet (2009)
Leventhal, Brigid G. (1996)

M
Maddox, Etta H. (2003)
Manicur, Alice, Ed.D. (2012)
Maroulis, Helen (2017)
Maurer, Lucille (1990)
McCardell, Claire (1991)
McCready, Esther (2004)
McMillan, Enolia Pettigen (1990)
Menes, Pauline (2008)
Mikulski, Barbara A. (1988)
Miller, Sadie Kneller (1988)
Mitchell, Juanita Jackson (1987)
Moone, Rev. Dr. Ruby Reese (2021)
Morella, Constance A. (1994)
Moses, Bessie (1991)
Motz, Diana Gribbon (2012)
Murray, Pauli (1990)

N
Nair, Prasanna, M.D. (2007)
Nock, Mary L. (1995)
Norris, Amanda Taylor (1995)
Nutting, Mary Adelaide (1994)

O
O'Brien, Katherine, M.D. (2015)
Orenstein, Toby Barbara (2008)
Ortega, Sandra Williams, Ph.D. (2018)

P
Panny, Susan R., M.D. (2005)
Parkinson, Claire L., Ph.D. (2020)
Peralta, Ligia (2011)
Phelps, Almira Hart Lincoln (2010)
Pickersgill, Mary Young (2002)
Plummer, Emily Saunders (2018)
Poe, Gertrude L. (2011)
Ponselle, Rosa (1997)

Q

R
Ramey, Estelle R. (1989)
Rawson, Margaret Byrd (2004)
Rees, Ann Cipriano (2014)
Reese, Lizette Woodworth (2016)
Rios, Rosa Gumataotao (2019)
Risteau, Mary Eliza (1988)
Robinson, Barbara (1996)
Robinson, Rita L., Ph.D. (2018)
Roman, Nancy Grace, Ph.D. (2020)
Rooks, Gwendolyn (2012)
Rothenberg, Karen H., J.D., M.P.A. (2007)

S
Sandler, Bernice R. (2010)
Sauerbrey, Ellen R. (2013)
Schoenrich, Edyth H., M.D., M.P.H. (2005)
Schrock, Alta (1991)
Schweinhaut, Margaret Collins (1992)
Scott, Audrey E. (2007)
Seton, St. Elizabeth Ann (1986)
Sheehan, Lorraine (2002)
Shevitz, Linda A. (2013)
Shockney, Lillie D. (2010)
Shorb, Mary Shaw (1987)
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy (2001)
Simpson, Vivian V. (2004)
Singh, Major General Linda L. (2015)
Slowe, Lucy Diggs (2011)
Smith, Mary Carter (1998)
Snively, Grace (2006)
Solomon, Brigadier General Allyson R. (2009)
Spellman, Gladys Noon (1985)
Spencer, Jean (1993)
Stamp, Adele Hagner (1990)
Stith, Rosetta, Ph.D. (2000)
Szold, Henrietta (1986)

T
Taussig, Helen Brooke (1987)
Taylor, Nettie Barcroft (1995)
Thomas, Martha Carey (1988)
Tignor, Beatrice P., Ed.D. (2013)
Titcomb, Mary Lemist (1990)
Tomlinson, Sandra W., Ph.D. (2001)
Townsend, Evelyn Williams (2019)
Trickett, Phyllis B. (2019)
Tsui, Pauline Woo (2019)
Tubman, Harriet Ross (1985)
Tyson, Martha Ellicott (1993)

U

V
Votaw, Carmen Delgado (1992)

W
Walker, Emily Wilson, M.D. (2008)
Ward, Sue Fryer (2015)
Washington, Hattie N., Ph.D. (2018)
Welcome, Verda Freeman (1988)
Welker, Nancy K., Ph.D. (2021)
Welsh, Lilian, M.D. (2017)
White, Bernice Smith (1999)
Willenz, June A. (2011)
Willson, Euphemia Mary Goldsborough (1995)
Winans, Celeste Revillon (2021)
Wolfe, Leslie R., Ph.D. (2020)
Wolman, Jeannette Rosner (1986)
Wright, Anne St. Clair (2009)

X

Y
Yow, Deborah A. (2003)

Z
Zassenhaus, Hiltgunt Margaret (1986)

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