Iowa Women's Hall of Fame Inductees | Iowa Department of Human Rights

Members of the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame

Among those honored as members of the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame are past legislators, political and social activists, scientists, educators, writers and spiritual and community leaders. They represent the women who have helped shape Iowa, the United States and the world. Their induction into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame enhances the visibility of their contributions to their work, communities, and the status of women. As of 2019, 180 women will have been inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.

Full Name	Last Name	Year Inducted
Mary Newbury Adams (1981)	Adams	1981
Julia Addington (2010)	Addington	2010
Bess Streeter Aldrich (1998)	Aldrich	1998
Grace Amemiya (2016)	Amemiya	2016
Julia Faltinson Anderson (1993)	Anderson	1993
Peg Stair Anderson (1982)	Anderson	1982
Ruth Bluford Anderson (1982)	Anderson	1982
Joan Urenn Axel (2008)	Axel	2008
Virginia Bedell (1983)	Bedell	1983
Mildred Wirt Benson (1994)	Benson	1994
Janice Ann Beran (1998)	Beran	1998
Professor Mary Jaylene Berg (1999)	Berg	1999
Jessie Binford (1977)	Binford	1977
Dr. Gladys B. Black (1985)	Black	1985
Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1975)	Bloomer	1975
Barbara Moorman Boatwright (2008)	Boatwright	2008
Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret (1996)	Bourret	1996
Jane Boyd (2017)	Boyd	2017
Sue M. Wilson Brown (1995)	Brown	1995
Charlotte Hughes Bruner (1997)	Bruner	1997
Fannie R. Buchanan (1984)	Buchanan	1984
Dianne G. Bystrom, PhD (2018)	Bystrom	2018
Bonnie Campbell (2002)	Campbell	2002
Mary E. Domingues Campos (1995)	Campos	1995
Carrie Chapman Catt (1975)	Catt	1975
Joyce Boone Chapman (2015)	Chapman	2015
Dr. Mary Louise Sconiers Chapman (2013)	Chapman	2013
Betty Jean "Beje" Walker Clark (2000)	Clark	2000
Cornelia Clarke (2021)	Clarke	2021
Mary Frances Clarke, BVM (1984)	Clarke	1984
Mary Jane Coggeshall (1990)	Coggeshall	1990
Dr. Judith Conlin (2012)	Conlin	2012
Roxanne Barton Conlin (1981)	Conlin	1981
Angela Connolly (2016)	Connolly	2016
Joy Cole Corning (2004)	Corning	2004
Marguerite Esters Cothorn (1986)	Cothorn	1986
Elizabeth Bates Cowles (2022)	Cowles	2022
Rosa Cunningham (1980)	Cunningham	1980
Lynn Germain Cutler (1998)	Cutler	1998
Jolly Ann Horton Davidson (1987)	Davidson	1987
Evelyn K. Scott Davis (1983)	Davis	1983
Jacqueline Day (1978)	Day	1978
Rosa Maria Escudé de Findlay (1999)	de Findlay	1999
Dr. Ursula Delworth (2001)	Delworth	2001
Dr. Michele Devlin (2016)	Devlin	2016
Gertrude Dieken (1995)	Dieken	1995
Minnette Doderer (1979)	Doderer	1979
Nancy A. Dunkel (2011)	Dunkel	2011
Betty Jean Dillavou Durden (2020)	Durden	2020
A. Lillian Edmunds (1988)	Edmunds	1988
Lois Eichacker (1994)	Eichacker	1994
Mamie Doud Eisenhower (1993)	Eisenhower	1993
Hualing Nieh Engle (2008)	Engle	2008
U.S. Senator Joni K. Ernst (2017)	Ernst	2017
Mary Ann Evans (2004)	Evans	2004
Beverly Beth George Everett (1983)	Everett	1983
Jeannette Eyerly (2006)	Eyerly	2006
Diana "Di" L. Findley (2003)	Findley	2003
Merle Wilna Fleming (1990)	Fleming	1990
Sue Ellen Follon (2002)	Follon	2002
Lt. Colonel (Retired) Phyllis L. Propp Fowle (2001)	Fowle	2001
Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler (1987)	Fowler	1987
May E. Francis, Ph.D. (2003)	Francis	2003
Betty Jean Furgerson (1990)	Furgerson	1990
Ruth Ann Gaines (2007)	Gaines	2007
Mary Garst (1981)	Garst	1981
Viola Gibson (2016)	Gibson	2016
Willie Stevenson Glanton (1986)	Glanton	1986
Susan Glaspell (1976)	Glaspell	1976
Christine H. B. Grant (2006)	Grant	2006
Mary Grefe (1980)	Grefe	1980
Edna M. Griffin (1985)	Griffin	1985
Johnie Wright Hammond (2005)	Hammond	2005
Renee Hardman (2014)	Hardman	2014
Ruth R. Harkin, JD (2018)	Harkin	2018
Virginia Harper (1992)	Harper	1992
Emma J. Harvat (2007)	Harvat	2007
Dr. Ada Hayden (2007)	Hayden	2007
Helen Brown Henderson (1992)	Henderson	1992
Councilwoman Christine Hensley (2017)	Hensley	2017
Terry Hernandez (2012)	Hernandez	2012
Dr. Nancy Maria Hill (1989)	Hill	1989
Cora Bussey Hillis (1976)	Hillis	1976
Helen LeBaron Hilton (1983)	Hilton	1983
Pearl Hogrefe (1982)	Hogrefe	1982
Lou Henry Hoover (1987)	Hoover	1987
Dorothy Houghton (1978)	Houghton	1978
Phyllis Josephine Hughes, JD (2001)	Hughes	2001
Jean Y. Jew, MD (2018)	Jew	2018
Lt. General Michelle D. Johnson (2015)	Johnson	2015
Mabel Lossing Jones (1991)	Jones	1991
Alice Yost Jordan (2002)	Jordan	2002
Ann Fry Jorgensen (2020)	Jorgensen	2020
Patty Jean Poole Judge (2013)	Judge	2013
Linda K Kerber (2009)	Kerber	2009
The Honorable Ruth B. Klotz (2019)	Klotz	2019
Mary E. Kramer (2009)	Kramer	2009
Brenda LaBlanc (2005)	LaBlanc	2005
Anna B. Lawther (1985)	Lawther	1985
Meridel Le Sueur (1996)	Le Sueur	1996
Mabel Lee (1979)	Lee	1979
Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones (2003)	Lloyd-Jones	2003
Twila Parker Lummer (1988)	Lummer	1988
Mary Lundby (2010)	Lundby	2010
Barbara Marie Mack (2013)	Mack	2013
Arabella Mansfield (1980)	Mansfield	1980
Mona Kadel Martin (2019)	Martin	2019
Adeline Lavonne McCormick-Ohnemus, D.O. (2009)	McCormick-Ohnemus	2009
Jacqueline Easley McGhee (2011)	McGhee	2011
Helen Naomi Miller (2020)	Miller	2020
Ola Babcock Miller (1975)	Miller	1975
Jan Mitchell (2021)	Mitchell	2021
Margaret "Peg" Mullen (1997)	Mullen	1997
Marilyn O. Murphy (1988)	Murphy	1988
Alice Van Wert Murray (1985)	Murray	1985
Janette Stevenson Murray (1996)	Murray	1996
Ruth Cole Nash (2004)	Nash	2004
Charlotte Bowers Nelson (2011)	Nelson	2011
The Honorable Linda K. Neuman (2015)	Neuman	2015
Louise Rosenfield Noun (1981)	Noun	1981
Denise O'Brien (2000)	O'Brien	2000
Mary Jane Neville Odell (1979)	Odell	1979
Mary Agnes O'Keefe (2014)	O'Keefe	2014
Jessie M. Parker (1986)	Parker	1986
Dorothy Marion Bouleris Paul (2006)	Paul	2006
Sally J. Pederson (2004)	Pederson	2004
Ann Dearing Holtgren Pellegreno (2001)	Pellegreno	2001
Carolyn Pendray (1978)	Pendray	1978
Mary Louise Petersen (1984)	Petersen	1984
Mary Louisa Duncan Putnam (1991)	Putnam	1991
Donna Reed (2021)	Reed	2021
Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds (2017)	Reynolds	2017
Mary Elaine Richards (2022)	Richards	2022
Glenda Gates Riley (1990)	Riley	1990
Louise Rosenfeld (1979)	Rosenfeld	1979
Eve Schmoll Rubenstein (1992)	Rubenstein	1992
Shirley Ruedy (2002)	Ruedy	2002
Gertrude Durden Rush (1994)	Rush	1994
Marilyn A. Russell (2008)	Russell	2008
Dr. Roxann Marie Ryan, Ph.D.	Ryan	2021
Edith Rose Murphy Sackett (1984)	Sackett	1984
Agnes Samuelson (1976)	Samuelson	1976
Annie Nowlin Savery (1997)	Savery	1997
Ruth Baxton Sayre (1976)	Sayre	1976
Susan Schechter (2005)	Schechter	2005
Laurie Schipper (2022)	Schipper	2022
Dorothy Schramm (1986)	Schramm	1986
Dr. Dorothy Hubbard Schwieder (2012)	Schwieder	2012
Ione Genevieve Shadduck, PhD (2019)	Shadduck	2019
Jessie Field Shambaugh (1977)	Shambaugh	1977
Georgia Rogers Sievers (1989)	Sievers	1989
Margaret Wragg Sloss (2006)	Sloss	2006
Ida B. Wise Smith (1977)	Smith	1977
Dr. Jeanne Montgomery Smith (1982)	Smith	1982
Mary Louise Smith (1977)	Smith	1977
Marilyn E. Staples (1991)	Staples	1991
Helen Navran Stein (1999)	Stein	1999
Rowena Edson Stevens (1995)	Stevens	1995
Mary Parks Stier (2012)	Stier	2012
Lyn Stinson (2009)	Stinson	2009
Ruth Suckow (1978)	Suckow	1978
Phebe W. Sudlow (1993)	Sudlow	1993
Sister Patricia Clare Sullivan (1988)	Sullivan	1988
Ruby Sutton (2010)	Sutton	2010
Adeline Morrison Swain (2000)	Swain	2000
Mary Swander (2022)	Swander	2022
Margaret Boeye Swanson (2000)	Swanson	2000
Florine Mary Schulte Swanson (2019)	Swanson	2019
Ruth Wildman Swenson (1989)	Swenson	1989
Elaine Eisfelder Szymoniak (1999)	Szymoniak	1999
The Honorable Marsha K. Ternus (2015)	Ternus	2015
Lois Hattery Tiffany (1991)	Tiffany	1991
Margaret 'Maggie' Tinsman (2014)	Tinsman	2014
Margaret Mary Toomey (2003)	Toomey	2003
Dr. Deborah Ann Turner (2013)	Turner	2013
Evelyne Jobe Villines (1994)	Villines	1994
Christie Vilsack (2014)	Vilsack	2014
Nellie Verne Walker (1987)	Walker	1987
Jean Adeline Morgan Wanatee (1993)	Wanatee	1993
Beulah E. Webb (1997)	Webb	1997
Mary Beaumont Welch (1992)	Welch	1992
Maude Esther White (1998)	White	1998
Peggy A. Whitson, PhD (2018)	Whitson	2018
Catherine Williams (1980)	Williams	1980
Cristine Swanson Wilson (1989)	Wilson	1989
Connie Wimer (2007)	Wimer	2007
Annie Wittenmyer (1975)	Wittenmyer	1975
Mary E. Wood (1996)	Wood	1996
Dr. Mildred Hope Fisher Wood (2011)	Wood	2011
Charese Yanney (2010)	Yanney	2010
Mary Elizabeth Young Bear (2020)	Young Bear	2021
Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman (2005)	Zimmerman	2005