Name |
Image |
Birth–Death |
Year |
Area of achievement |
Katz, VeraVera Katz | | (1933–) | 1985 | First woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and the 49th mayor of Portland |
Roberts, BarbaraBarbara Roberts | | (1936–) | 1986 | 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995 |
Paulus, NormaNorma Paulus | | (1933–) | 1986 | Oregon Secretary of State and Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Ryles, NancyNancy Ryles | | (1937–1990) | 1987 | Served in the Oregon House of Representatives, the Oregon Senate and as one of three members of the Oregon Public Utility Commission |
Hammer, SusanSusan Hammer | | | 1987 | Attorney and mediator[3] |
Congdon, MarshaMarsha Congdon | | | 1988 | Vice President of Policy and Strategy at US West and director of Mentor Graphics[4] |
Roberts, BettyBetty Roberts | | (1923–2011) | 1988 | 83rd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
Roberts, Mary WendyMary Wendy Roberts | | | 1989 | Daughter of Frank L. Roberts and member of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate; served as Commissioner of Labor and Industries from 1979 to 1995[5] |
Wilgenbusch, NancyNancy Wilgenbusch | | | 1989 | President of Marylhurst University from 1984 to 2008[6] |
Parr-Sandoz, ClariceClarice Parr-Sandoz | | | 1990 | Member of the Walla Walla tribe[7] |
Sheng, Y. SherryY. Sherry Sheng | | | 1990 | President Clackamas County Master Gardeners; former director Seattle Aquarium[8] |
Le Guin, Ursula K.Ursula K. Le Guin | | (1929–) | 1991 | Author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction |
Shibley, GailGail Shibley | | | 1991 | First openly gay member of the Oregon House of Representatives; served on the Portland Planning Commission[9] |
Helms, SusanSusan Helms | | (1958–) | 1992 | Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut |
Biggs, JoanJoan Biggs | | | 1992 | |
Aiken, AnnAnn Aiken | | (1951–) | 1993 | Attorney and jurist |
Smith, TriciaTricia Smith | | | 1993 | Government Relations Specialist for Oregon School Employees Association |
Armatta, JudithJudith Armatta | | | 1993 | Lawyer, journalist and human rights activist. Legal counsel to the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. During 2002–2005 she represented the Coalition for International Justice monitoring the Trial of Slobodan Milošević.[10][11][12] |
Ford, Mary AliceMary Alice Ford | | (1935–2008) | 1994 | Pro-choice Republican who served in the Oregon House of Representatives for 15 consecutive years representing Washington County |
Jaramillo, AnnabelleAnnabelle Jaramillo | | | 1994 | Former Executive Director of the Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs; Benton County Commissioner[13] |
Lowe, EllenEllen Lowe | | | 1994 | Board member and commissioner; Public Policy Director for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; advocate for low-income Oregonians[14] |
Stevenson, JanetJanet Stevenson | | (1913–2009) | 1994 | Writer and professor. Stevenson served as Mayor of Hammond, Oregon.[15][16] |
Evers-Williams, MyrlieMyrlie Evers-Williams | | (1933–) | 1995 | Civil rights activist and journalist who worked tirelessly to seek justice for the murder of her well-known civil rights activist husband Medgar Evers in 1963[17] |
Brown, KateKate Brown | | (1960–) | 1995 | Oregon Secretary of State and former member of the Oregon Senate |
Middle, DianneDianne Middle | | | 1996 | Attorney and Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training |
Perrin, CherylCheryl Perrin | | | 1996 | Executive Director of Campaign for America and Trustee at Lewis and Clark College[18] |
Ramaley, JudithJudith Ramaley | | (1941–) | 1996 | Former president of Portland State University |
Carter, MargaretMargaret Carter | | (1935–) | 1997 | Served in the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives |
Hinrichs, Patricia DavisPatricia Davis Hinrichs | | | 1997 | Attorney |
Fox-Edwards, NellieNellie Fox-Edwards | | | 1997 | Former political director of the Oregon AFL-CIO |
Bedford, Amy AldrichAmy Aldrich Bedford | | (1912–2006) | 1998 | Co-owner of the East Oregonian[19] |
Clarno, BevBev Clarno | | (1936–) | 1998 | Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives[20] |
Kilbourn, Joan PriscillaJoan Priscilla Kilbourn | | (1936–2011) | 1998 | Microbiologist, educator[21] |
Gordly, AvelAvel Gordly | | (1947–) | 1999 | First African-American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate[22] |
Harrison, Kathryn JaneKathryn Jane Harrison | | (1924–) | 1999 | Tribal leader from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon[23] |
O’Neil, Katherine HuffKatherine Huff O’Neil | | | 1999 | Attorney and member of the ABA Board of Governors[24] |
Bloom, ElmoElmo Bloom | | | 2000 | Manager of the Hermiston Neighborhood Center and developer of a successful senior meal program[25] |
Hill, RoslynRoslyn Hill | | | 2000 | Developer nicknamed the "Queen of Alberta" for her efforts to revitalize Alberta Street in Northeast Portland[26] |
Shaffer, SueSue Shaffer | | | 2000 | Tribal leader of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians[27] |
Boston, ClarinerClariner Boston | | | 2001 | Executive Director of Better People[28] |
Hallock, Margaret JeanMargaret Jean Hallock | | | 2001 | Economist and founding director of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon[29] |
Margerum, KathleenKathleen Margerum | | | 2001 | Member of the Florence Area Coordinating Council[30] |
Ashbrook, ConnieConnie Ashbrook | | | 2002 | Founding member and the executive director of the non-profit Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.[31] |
Castillo, SusanSusan Castillo | | | 2002 | Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction and member of the Oregon State Senate. Castillo was the first Latina in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.[32] |
Jensen, KatherineKatherine Jensen | | | 2002 | Writer and certified Nurse Midwife[33] |
Lee, PhyllisPhyllis Lee | | | 2003 | Director of Multicultural Affairs at Oregon State University[34] |
Rosenbaum, DianeDiane Rosenbaum | | (1949–) | 2003 | Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate[34] |
Ness, JerralynnJerralynn Ness | | | 2003 | Anti-poverty activist[34] |
Brown-Kline, JoanJoan Brown-Kline | | | 2004 | Executive director of the Washington and Multnomah counties program of Oregon CASA; former president and owner of Brown-Kline & Company[35] |
Burton, VictoriaVictoria Burton | | | 2004 | Helped build the Crisis Response Teams for the Portland Police Bureau[36] |
Young, MarthaMartha Young | | (–2006) | 2004 | Executive Director for the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation[37] |
Brenner, JohannaJohanna Brenner | | | 2005 | Professor and coordinator of the women's studies program at Portland State University[38] |
Isom, HarrietHarriet Isom | | | 2005 | Former U.S Ambassador to Benin and Cameroon[39] |
St. Clair, Serena OtaSerena Ota St. Clair | | | 2005 | Professor and Pathways and Articulation Coordinator at Rogue Community College in Southern Oregon[40] |
Dodson, DonaldaDonalda Dodson | | | 2006 | Executive Director of the Oregon Child Development Coalition[41] |
Palmateer, JoanJoan Palmateer | | | 2006 | Assistant Director for Facility Operations for the Oregon Youth Authority[42] |
Pancake, CherriCherri Pancake | | | 2006 | Professor and Intel Faculty Fellow at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University[43] |
Overstreet, MaryMary Overstreet | | | 2007 | Pastor and founder of the Power House Temple Church[44] |
Ramirez, CarmenCarmen Ramirez | | | 2007 | Farm worker and board member with PCUN[45] |
Schuette, GretchenGretchen Schuette | | | 2007 | Former president of Chemeketa Community College[46] |
Golden, NancyNancy Golden | | | 2008 | Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools and Education Advisor to Governor Kitzhaber[47] |
Hooley, DarleneDarlene Hooley | | (1939–) | 2008 | Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who represented Oregon's 5th congressional district[48] |
Sherwood, SydneySydney Sherwood | | | 2008 | Executive Director of Tigard Chamber of Commerce |
Wilson, Keren BrownKeren Brown Wilson | | | 2008 | Gerontology professor at Portland State University's Institute on Aging[49] |
Boyle, GertGert Boyle | | (1924–) | 2009 | Chair of Columbia Sportswear[50] |
Schnitzer, ArleneArlene Schnitzer | | (1929–) | 2009 | Patron of the arts and philanthropist alongside her husband Harold Schnitzer; namesake of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall[51] |
Kafoury, GretchenGretchen Kafoury | | (1942–2015) | 2010 | Representative in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, Multnomah County Commission and the Portland City Council[52][53] |
Rose, MelodyMelody Rose | | | 2010 | Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Instruction at Portland State University; Founder and Director of The Center for Women, Politics & Policy[53][54] |
Tillman, LatriciaLatricia Tillman | | | 2010 | Administrator for the Oregon Office of Multicultural Health and Services[53] |
Ginsberg, JillJill Ginsberg | | | 2011 | Medical director of the North by Northeast Community Health Center[55] |
Lubchenco, JaneJane Lubchenco | | (1947–) | 2011 | Environmental scientist and marine ecologist[56] |
Saks, MinaleeMinalee Saks | | | 2011 | Founder and Executive Director of the Birth To Three parenting program[57] |
Sullivan, RitaRita Sullivan | | | 2011 | Executive Director of OnTrack, a chemical dependency treatment organization[58] |
Collin, Robin MorrisRobin Morris Collin | | | 2012 | Law professor at Willamette University[59] |
O'Keefe, JaneJane O'Keefe | | | 2012 | Vice-chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission[60] |
Warren, GinaGina Warren | | | 2012 | Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion for Nike, Inc.[61] |
Wesley, Serena StoudamireSerena Stoudamire Wesley | | | 2012 | Coalition of Communities of Color |
Denhart, GunGun Denhart | | | 2013 | Businesswoman, founder of Hanna Andersson[62] |
Eaton, Mary KatherineMary Katherine Eaton | | | 2013 | Women's rights and clean government activist[62] |
Giron, CeciliaCecilia Giron | | | 2013 | Mentor[62] |
North, SheilaSheila North | | | 2013 | Former Executive Director of De Paul Treatment Centers[62] |
Malloy, PegPeg Malloy | | | 2014 | [63] |
Schroeder, LisaLisa Schroeder | | | 2014 | [63] |
Strayed, CherylCheryl Strayed | | | 2014 | [63] |
Tanner, JillJill Tanner | | | 2014 | [63] |
Verger, JoanneJoanne Verger | | | 2014 | [63] |