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.
History
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. 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. 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.Criteria
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.
Inductees
| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement | |
| 2019 | Conservationist | ||||
| Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Beta Pi Omega chapter | 2019 | ||||
| 2019 | Educator, political advisor, and writer | ||||
| 2019 | Publisher; co-founder of the Arkansas Women’s Foundation | ||||
| 2019 | Actviist for ending world hunger | ||||
| 2019 | Arkansas House of Representatives; first female president of the National Newspaper Association | ||||
| 2019 | Aviation pioneer | ||||
| 2019 | Founding partner of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon and Galchus law firm; first woman to serve as president of the Arkansas Bar Association | ||||
| 2018 | Chancellor emeritus at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | ||||
| 2018 | President and CEO of Mount St. Mary Academy, Little RockMount St. Mary Academy | ||||
| 2018 | Editor in Chief Journal of Neuroinflamattion | ||||
| 2018 | Educator, civic leader, helped create the first public library in Pine Bluff. | ||||
| 2018 | Musical composer | ||||
| 2018 | Actress | ||||
| 2018 | First woman elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court | ||||
| Women’s Foundation of Arkansas | 2018 | The only foundation in the state focusing solely on women and girls | |||
| 2017 | Poet | ||||
| 2017 | Architect | ||||
| 2017 | Historic preservation | ||||
| 2017 | Architect | ||||
| 2017 | Philanthropist | ||||
| 2017 | President and CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation, Inc. | ||||
| Olivetan Benedictine Sisters | 2017 | Established St. Bernards Hospital and Regional Medical Center | |||
| 2017 | Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and a United States federal judge | ||||
| 2017 | Pediatric Radiology | ||||
| 2017 | Civil rights | ||||
| 2016 | Community activist | ||||
| 2016 | Educator and academic | ||||
| 2016 | Community development advocate | ||||
| 2016 | Former Surgeon General of the United States | ||||
| 2016 | Pediatrician and educator | ||||
| Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Americas | 2016 | ||||
| 2016 | Mayor of Little Rock | ||||
| 2016 | Founder and former CEO of decorative fragrance company Aromatique | ||||
| 2016 | Philanthropist | ||||
| 2015 | First female mayor of Marked Tree, Arkansas, President of agribusiness and communications firm E. Ritter & Co | ||||
| 2015 | American civil rights activist, Little Rock Integration Crisis planner | ||||
| 2015 | Former Arkansas First Lady who led a statewide childhood immunization program | ||||
| 2015 | First woman elected to serve in the United States Senate | ||||
| 2015 | Former Arkansas First Lady, First Lady of the United States, U.S. senator from New York, and U.S. Secretary of State | ||||
| 2015 | State Archaeologist with the Arkansas Archaeological Survey | ||||
| 2015 | Newspaper publisher and women's rights advocate; mother of United States Senator J. William Fulbright | ||||
| 2015 | Founding Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Arkansas Little Rock | ||||
| 2015 | Co-founder and former Board Member of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | ||||
| 2015 | First African American to attend and to graduate from the University of Arkansas Medical School, first female president of the National Medical Association | ||||
| 2015 | WalMart heiress and founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | ||||
| Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools | 2015 | Advocated integration of the Little Rock public school system |