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Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame

The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have contributed to history of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Hattie Caraway, first woman elected as a United States senator
Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, 2010
Betty Bumpers, Arkansas first lady, 1999

History

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The organization was founded and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2014 to recognize women's contributions and impact upon the state of Arkansas. It was formed as a partnership between the Arkansas Business Publishing Group and the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.[1] An eleven-member board was developed to create a permanent location for the Hall of Fame and a sustained tribute to the women who have helped to build the state. Until a permanent facility is built, the plans call for a statewide traveling exhibit on the inductees.[2] The inaugural group of women, inducted on 27 August 2015, included 11 women and one organization, the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools and were selected from public nominations of 73 potential candidates.[3]

Criteria

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The criteria for induction into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame is that women were born in and achieved recognition within the state; are or have been a resident in Arkansas for an extended period of time and achieved prominence within the state; or were born in or lived in Arkansas for a significant period of time and achieved prominence elsewhere. Additional criteria:

  • Made significant and enduring contributions to their field, whether professional or not;
  • Made improvements to the cultural, economic, political or social status of their community, the state or the nation;
  • Elevated the status of women and/or girls;
  • Helped open new frontiers for women and the general society;
  • Were inspirational role models.[4]

Inductees

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The hall inducts new members annually and includes both contemporary and historical women or organizations which benefit women.[4]

Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
Name Image Birth–Death Year Area of achievement Ref(s)
Bernie Babcock
(1868–1962) 2024 Author [5]
Betty Dickey (1940–) 2024 Chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court [6]
Gussie Haynie (1901–1957) 2024 Lawyer [7]
Jacquelyn Williams McCray 2024 Professor and academic administrator [8]
Jamileh Kamran 2024 Fashion designer [9]
JoAnne Bush 2024 Public servant [10]
Kathy Webb   (1949–) 2024 Restaurateur and politician; Current Vice-Mayor of Little Rock [11]
Committee of One Hundred for the Ozark Folk Center 2024 [12]
Sandra Keiser Edwards 2023 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art [13]
Cathy Hastings Owen 2023 Chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust Company, as well as Chairman, President & CEO of State Holding Company, in Little Rock [14]
Pat Steele Qualls 2023 Lake City Mayor, President Clinton appointee to Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) [15]
Nan Snow (1936–) 2023 Civic activist for women's issues; a founder and charter member of the UCA Women's Giving Circle [16]
Joyce Williams Warren (1949–) 2023 Arkansas’ first black female judge, and multiple other firsts for black women [17]
Dorothy McFadden Hoover (1918–2000) 2023 American physicist and mathematician [18]
Adolphine Fletcher Terry   (1882–1976) 2023 Political and social activist [19]
Women’s Giving Circle 2023 University of Arkansas alumni, financial support for university projects [20]
Margaret Louise Sirman Clark 2020 First woman African-American professor hired by the University of Arkansas [21]
Cynthia L. Conger 2020 Financial planner [22]
Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas 2020 [23]
Brownie Ledbetter (1932–2010) 2020 Political activism [24]
Dorothy Morris 2020 Philanthropist [25]
Carolyn Pollan (1937–2021) 2020 Arkansas State Representative [26]
Amy Rossi 2020 Executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families [27]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe   (1915–1973) 2020 Entertainer [28]
Alice Andrews 2019 Conservationist [29]
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Beta Pi Omega chapter 2019 [30]
Diane Frances Divers Kincaid Blair (1938–2000) 2019 Educator, political advisor, and writer [31]
Olivia Farrell 2019 Publisher; co-founder of the Arkansas Women's Foundation [32]
Jo Luck 2019 Activist for ending world hunger [33]
Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder (1923–2020) 2019 Arkansas House of Representatives; first female president of the National Newspaper Association [34]
Louise McPhetridge Thaden   (1935–2018) 2019 Aviation pioneer [35]
Carolyn Witherspoon 2019 Founding partner of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon and Galchus law firm; first woman to serve as president of the Arkansas Bar Association [36]
Caroline F. Blakely 2018 Chancellor emeritus at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff [37]
Karen Flake 2018 President and CEO of Mount St. Mary Academy, Little Rock [38]
Sue Griffin (1934–) 2018 Editor in Chief Journal of Neuroinflamattion [39]
Raye Montague   (1935–2018) 2018 US Navy engineer and graphics designer [40]
Bessie Boehm Moore (1935–2018) 2018 Educator, civic leader, helped create the first public library in Pine Bluff. [41]
Florence Beatrice Smith Price   (1887–1953) 2018 Musical composer [42]
Mary Steenburgen   (1953–) 2018 Actress [43]
Annabelle Davis Clinton Imber Tuck (1950–) 2018 First woman elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court [44]
Women's Foundation of Arkansas 2018 The only foundation in the state focusing solely on women and girls [45]
Maya Angelou   (1928–2004) 2017 Poet [46]
June B. Freeman 2017 Architect [47]
Ruth Hawkins 2017 Historic preservation [48]
Brinda J. Jackson 2017 Architect [49]
Bernice Young Jones (1905–2003) 2017 Philanthropist [50]
Pat Lile 2017 President and CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation, Inc. [51]
Olivetan Benedictine Sisters 2017 Established St. Bernards Hospital and Regional Medical Center [52]
Elsijane Trimble Roy (1916–2007) 2017 Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and a United States federal judge [53]
Joanna Seibert 2017 Pediatric Radiology [54]
Dorothy Stuck (1921–2021) 2017 Civil rights [55]
Kay Kelley Arnold 2016 Community activist [56]
Bettye Caldwell (1924–2016) 2016 Educator and academic [57]
Cathy Cunningham 2016 Community development advocate [58]
Joycelyn Elders   (1933–) 2016 Former Surgeon General of the United States [59]
Betty Ann Lowe (1934–2013) 2016 Pediatrician and educator [60]
Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 2016 [61]
Lottie Shackelford (1941–) 2016 Mayor of Little Rock [62]
Patti Upton (1938–2017) 2016 Founder and former CEO of decorative fragrance company Aromatique [63]
Pat Walker (1919–2016) 2016 Philanthropist [64]
Mary Ann Ritter Arnold (1927–2017) 2015 First female mayor of Marked Tree, Arkansas, President of agribusiness and communications firm E. Ritter & Co [65]
Daisy Bates (1914–1999) 2015 American civil rights activist, Little Rock Integration Crisis planner [66]
Betty Bumpers   (1925–2018) 2015 Former Arkansas First Lady who led a statewide childhood immunization program [67]
Hattie Caraway   (1878–1950) 2015 First woman elected to serve in the United States Senate [68]
Hillary Clinton   (1947–) 2015 Former Arkansas First Lady, First Lady of the United States, U.S. senator from New York, and U.S. Secretary of State [69]
Hester Davis (1930–2014) 2015 State Archaeologist with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey [70]
Roberta Fulbright (1874–1953) 2015 Newspaper publisher and women's rights advocate; mother of United States Senator J. William Fulbright [71]
Mary Good   (1931–2019) 2015 Founding Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology (E.I.T.) at the University of Arkansas Little Rock [72]
Johnelle Hunt (1932–) 2015 Co-founder and former Board Member of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. [73]
Edith Jones   (1927–2019) 2015 First African American to attend and to graduate from the University of Arkansas Medical School, first female president of the National Medical Association [74]
Alice Walton   (1949–) 2015 WalMart heiress and founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art [75]
Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools 2015 Advocated integration of the Little Rock public school system [76]

References

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  68. ^ "Hattie Caraway". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  69. ^ "Hillary Rodham Clinton". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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  73. ^ "Johnelle Hunt". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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Further reading

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  • Stuck, Dorothy D.; Snow, Nan (1997). Roberta A Most Remarkable Fulbright. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-460-0.
  • White, Nancy Marie; Marrinan, Rochelle A.; Sullivan, Lynne P. (1999). Grit-Tempered: Early Women Archaeologists in the Southeastern United States. Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-1686-3.
  • Williams, Nancy A.; Whayne, Jeannie M. (2000). Arkansas Biography A Collection of Notable Lives. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-587-X.
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