The Arizona Women's Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Arizona for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. In 1979, the office of Governor Bruce Babbitt worked with the Arizona Women's Commission to create the Hall of Fame. The first inductees were in October 1981. During its first decade, the Hall of Fame was overseen by the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records. A steering committee would each year select a varying number of women to be inducted. The 1991 inclusion of Planned Parenthood creator Margaret Sanger resulted in disapproval being heard from some in the Arizona Legislature, and funding dried up. With the lone exception of María Urquides in 1994, there were no Hall of Fame inductees for over a decade. Inductions finally resumed in 2002, when the Hall of Fame has only inducted new honorees every two years.[1] The award returned to being annual in 2018.
In 2023, AZWHF created a scholarship awarded to an individual pursuing a degree in a museum program or a history discipline with an emphasis on women.[2]
Political advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, a member of the U.S. Afghan Women's Council and President of the International Women's Forum
Executive Director of the Arizona Mexico Commission, Policy Advisor for Latin America and Mexico, Director of Tourism and Director of the Department of Commerce
Vice-president for both the National Federation for the Blind and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). In addition, Julia owned and operated the first 24 /7 Spanish-speaking FM radio station in Phoenix.
^"Jean Chaudhuri". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Laird, W. David (Summer 2012). "Reviewed Work: Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa by Helen Sekaquaptewa, Louise Udall". The Journal of Arizona History. 53 (2) (Arizona 100: A Centennial Gathering of Essential Books on the Grand Canyon State ed.). Arizona Historical Society: 201–202. JSTOR41697504.
^Warneka, Brenda Kimsey, "Pauline Bates Brown." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 71–78; notes, pp. 238–240; bibliography, p. 270.; "Pauline Bates Brown". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^"Anne E. Lindeman". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Roe, Sheila, "Betty Kruse Accomazzo." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 169–172; notes, p. 257.; "Betty Accomazzo". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.; "Betty Kruse Accomazzo – Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum". Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
^Badertscher, Vera Marie. "Cora Louise Boehringer." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 17–24; notes, p. 228. "C. Louise Boehringer". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^James, Lynn F. (July 1980). "Reviewed Work: Plants That Poison: An Illustrated Guide for the American Southwest by Ervin M. Schmutz, Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton". Journal of Range Management. 33 (4). Society for Range Management: 318. doi:10.2307/3898085. JSTOR3898085."Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^"Ethel Maynard". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Arizona State Library. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Myers, Patricia, "Clara Lee Tanner." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions, pp. 78–85; notes, pp. 240–241; bibliography, p. 271.; Thompson, Raymond H. (Fall 1998). "Clara Lee Tanner, 1905–1997". Kiva. 54 (1). Maney Publishing on behalf of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: 53–59. doi:10.1080/00231940.1998.11758368. JSTOR30246271.
^Witt, Shirley Hill (Autumn 1981). "An Interview with Dr. Annie Dodge Wauneka". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 6 (3). University of Nebraska Press: 64–67. doi:10.2307/3346218. JSTOR3346218.
^Samuelson, Susan Adams (Winter 1984). "The Orme School on the Quarter Circle V Bar Ranch". The Journal of Arizona History. 25 (4). Arizona Historical Society: 399–422. JSTOR41859314.
^"Grace Chapella". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^"Thamar Richey". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^"Mary V. Riley". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Eppinga, Jane "Eulalia 'Sister' Bourne." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 31–36; notes, p. 230.; "Eulalia "Sister" Bourne". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Wilson, James A. (Autumn 1978). "Reviewed Work: Globe, Arizona by Clara T. Woody, Milton L. Schwartz". Arizona and the West. 20 (3). Journal of the Southwest: 283–284. JSTOR40168750.
^Leavengood (2007), pp. 15–26; Hewat, A. J. (Spring 2002). "Reviewed Work: Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest by Arnold Berke". The Wilson Quarterly. 26 (2). Wilson Quarterly: 116–117. JSTOR27920231."Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter Buildings". NPS.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
^Trennert, Robert A. (Autumn 1982). "Reviewed Work: Sky Pioneering: Arizona In Aviation History by Ruth M. Reinhold, Senator Barry Goldwater". The Journal of Arizona History. 23 (3). Arizona Historical Society: 344–345. JSTOR41695677.
^"Grace M. Sparkes". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Gillmor, Frances (November 1945). "The Wetherills of Kayenta". Kiva. 11 (1). Maney Publishing on behalf of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: 9–11. JSTOR30250121.
^Etter, Patricia A. (Summer 1995). "Reviewed Work: Nellie Cashman: Prospector and Trailblazer by Suzann Ledbetter". The Journal of Arizona History. 36 (2). Arizona Historical Society: 203–204. JSTOR41696168.
^McFarland, Lois, "Angela Hutchinson Hammer". In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 9–16; notes, pp. 227–228.; Cleere, Jan (Winter 2006). "Reviewed Work: Angela Hutchinson Hammer: Arizona's Pioneer Newspaperwoman by Betty E. Hammer Joy". The Journal of Arizona History. 47 (4). Arizona Historical Society: 398–399. JSTOR41697017.
^"Laura E. Herron". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Goff, John S. (Winter 1965). "Reviewed Work: Pioneering in Arizona: The Reminiscences of Emerson Oliver Stratton and Edith Stratton Kitt by John Alexander Carroll, Emerson Oliver Stratton, Edith Stratton Kitt". Arizona and the West. 7 (4). Journal of the Southwest: 348–349. JSTOR40167141.
^Jones, Kay F. (Winter 1984). "Ana Frohmiller Watchdog of the Arizona Treasury". The Journal of Arizona History. 25 (4). Arizona Historical Society: 349–368. JSTOR41859311.
^Wilcox, David R. (Winter 2010). "Seizing the Moment: Collaboration and Cooperation in the Founding and Growth of the Museum of Northern Arizona, 1928–2008". Journal of the Southwest. 52 (4): 435–537. doi:10.1353/jsw.2010.0005. JSTOR40260612. S2CID109518526."Mary Russell Ferrell Colton". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Maxwell, Margaret F. (Winter 1985). "Cordelia Adams Crawford of the Tonto Basin". The Journal of Arizona History. 26 (4). Arizona Historical Society: 415–428. JSTOR41859914."Cordenia Adams Crawford". Narional Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
^Cleere, Jan, "Sharlot Mabridth Hall." In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions. pp. 1–8; notes, pp. 225–227.; "Sharlot Madbrith Hall". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^Lacy, Barbara Bayless, "Anna Moore Shaw". In: Arizona Press Women (2012), Skirting Traditions, pp. 45–52; notes, pp. 232–234; bibliography, p. 269.; "Anna Moore Shaw". Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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