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]

D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Inductees
Name Image Birth–Death Year
Evanti, LillianLillian Evanti
(1890-1967) 1990[6]
Fonteneau, BerniceBernice Fonteneau 1993[3]
Gaskins, Mary AnnMary Ann Gaskins 1993[3]
Goetcheus, A. JanelleA. Janelle Goetcheus 1989[7]
Greene, LillianLillian Greene 1988[2]
Harris, Patricia RobertsPatricia Roberts Harris
(1924-1985) 1988[2]
Harvey, Ethel G.Ethel G. Harvey 1989[8]
Jones, LeonadeLeonade Jones[9]
Hankins-Nesbitt, RuthRuth Hankins-Nesbitt 1990[10]
Parker, Marjorie H.Marjorie H. Parker 1994[11]
Payne, EthelEthel Payne
(1911-1991) 1988[2]
Pinkett, Flaxie MadisonFlaxie Madison Pinkett
Pratt, SharonSharon Pratt
(1944- 1988[2]
Schwartz, CarolCarol Schwartz
(1944- 1998[12]
Shackleton, PollyPolly Shackleton (1910-1997) 1988[2]
Shapiro, BettyBetty Shapiro 1988[2]
Simonson, JoyJoy Simonson (1919-2007) 1992[13]
Smith, Brenda V.Brenda V. Smith 1998[14]
Terrell, Mary ChurchMary Church Terrell
(1863-1954) 1988[2]
Terrell, Mary Ann GoodenMary Ann Gooden Terrell 1998[15]
Tucker, RosinaRosina Tucker 1993[3]
Weisser, EthelEthel Weisser 1993[3]
Whitfield, PrincessPrincess Whitfield 1993[3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Inducts Eight". The Washington Post. 17 March 1988. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Commission Honors Five District Women". The Washington Post. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives" (PDF). Charles Sumner School. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Curtis, Nancy C. (1996). Black Heritage Sites: The South. The New Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781565844339.
  6. ↑ "D.C. Women's Hall of Fame Award". Smithsonian Learning Lab. Smithsonian. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "A. Janelle Goetcheus". Indiana University. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Harvey Inducted to Hall of Fame". The Baltimore Afro-American. 3 June 1989. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Leonade Jones". World Learning. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Schudel, Matt (11 May 2007). "Ruth Hankins-Nesbitt; Lawyer Served on Many Boards". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Sullivan, Patricia (18 January 2006). "UDC Trustee, Educator Marjorie H. Parker". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Carol Schwartz - Biographical Data". DC Watch. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  13. ↑ Weisberg, Stuart E. (2009). Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 284. ISBN 9781558497214.
  14. ↑ "Member Profiles - Brenda V. Smith". Gender and Law Association. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Mary Ann Gooden Terrell". Center for International Private Enterprise. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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