International Hall of Fame
Since 1985, the International Hall of Fame Awards Gala has been the most important annual event for the organization, honoring the women leaders tackling urgent issues facing the world. The awardees are transformative figures whose contributions to society are outsized on a global scale.
| Madeleine Albright U.S. Secretary of State |
Betty Ford President, The Betty Ford Center |
Beverley McLachlin Chief Justice of Canada |
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| Isabel Allende Chilean Author |
Betty Friedan Author / Feminist Leader |
Portia Simpson Miller Prime Minister of Jamaica |
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| Christiane Amanpour Journalist |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
Khatool Mohammadzai General, Air Force of Afghanistan |
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| Maya Angelou American Poet & Author |
Katharine Graham Chairman of the Board, The Washington Post |
Anne Murray Canadian Performing Artist |
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| Louise Arbour Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunals in the Hague |
Madam Gu Xiulian Former Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China |
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka United Nations Under-Secretary-General |
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| Frances Arnold Nobel Laureate |
Alma Guillermoprieto Author and Journalist |
Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
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| Corazon Aquino President of the Republic of the Philippines |
Helen Hayes First Woman of the American Theater |
Ana Palacio Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain |
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| Mary Barra Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company |
Helen Hayes First Woman of the American Theater |
Rosa Parks Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement |
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| Shirley Temple Black Child Star & U.S. Diplomat |
Audrey Hepburn International Film Star |
Julie Payette Canadian Astronaut/Engineer |
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| Lindy Boggs U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican |
Jeanne Holm Major General, U.S. Air Force |
Nancy Pelosi First woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
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| Roberta Bondar First Canadian Woman Astronaut |
Gale Anne Hurd Hollywood Film Producer & Screenwriter |
Silvia Pinal Legendary Mexican Actress & Politician |
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| Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister of Norway |
Judith Jamison American Choreographer |
Leontyne Price Opera Diva |
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| Dr. Linda Buck Nobel Laureate |
Paula Adina Johnson Pioneering Doctor and Champion for Women’s Health |
Condoleezza Rice U.S. Secretary of State |
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| Kim Campbell Former Prime Minister of Canada |
Lynn Johnston Canadian Illustrator |
Sally Ride U.S. Astronaut / Scientist |
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| Demet Sabancı Çetindoğan Turkish Entrepreneur, Media and Retail Mogul |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist |
Mary Robinson President of Ireland |
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| Eugenia Charles Prime Minister of Dominica |
Nancy Landon Kassebaum U.S. Senator |
Virginia “Ginni” Rometty Executive Chairman, IBM |
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| Violeta de Chamorro President of Nicaragua |
Billie Jean King Tennis Legend & Social Pioneer |
Wilma Rudolph U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist |
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| Madam Chen Zhili President, All-China Women’s Federation |
Coretta Scott King American Civil Rights Activist |
Fatma Samoura Secretary General, FIFA |
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| Julia Child Chef, Author & TV Star |
Heidi Klum German fashion and lifestyle mogul |
Donna Shalala US Secretary of Health & Human Services and Academic Leader |
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| Maureen Harding Clark Judge, International Criminal Court, Ireland |
Dr. Mathilde Krim AIDS Researcher / Scientist |
Muriel Siebert First Female Member,the New York Stock Exchange |
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton former First Lady, US Senator, Secretary of State |
Annie Leibovitz American Photographer |
Mary Simon National Inuit Leader of Canada |
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Olga María del Carmen Sánchez Cordero |
Dr. Ellen Li Women’s Rights Activist, Hong Kong |
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia |
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| Nandita Das Indian actress and filmmaker |
Maya Ying Lin Vietnam & Civil Rights Memorial Architect |
Donna Strickland Nobel Laureate |
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| Dame Sandra Dawson First Woman Master Oxbridge College |
Tzipi Livni Israeli Foreign Minister |
Hanna Suchocka Prime Minister of Poland |
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| Anita DeFrantz Catalyst of the International Olympic Movement |
Bette Bao Lord Author / Stateswoman |
Patricia Summitt Sports Legend |
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| Donna de Varona Olympic Champion, Advocate for Women in Sports |
Dr. Susan Love Breast Cancer Advocate |
Maria Tallchief U.S. Prima Ballerina |
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| Sylvia Earle American Oceanographer, Explorer & Author |
Clare Boothe Luce Author / Stateswoman |
Valentina Tereshkova First Woman in Space |
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| Nawal El Moutawakel First Moroccan and first African Muslim Woman to win Olympic Gold |
Wangari Maathai Environmental Activist & Nobel Peace Laureate, Kenya |
Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister of Great Britain |
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| Gloria Estefan Cuban-American Performer / Humanitarian |
Graca Machel First Lady of Mozambique & South Africa |
Simone Veil French Political Leader |
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| Anna Fendi Italian fashion empire builder |
Susana Malcorra Foreign Minister of Argentina |
Alice Walton Philanthropist |
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| Ella Fitzgerald American Jazz Artist |
Wilma Mankiller Chief of the Cherokee Nation |
Barbara Walters Journalist |