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.
1985
Sandra Day O’Connor
First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sally Ride
First American Woman in Space and Physicist
1986
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist
Clare Boothe Luce
Author and Stateswoman
Margaret Thatcher
First Female Prime Minister of Great Britain
1987
Corazon Aquino
First Female President of the Republic of the Philippines
Helen Hayes
Philanthropist and Legendary Actress
Mathilde Krim
Founder, American Foundation for AIDS Research
1988
Audrey Hepburn
Humanitarian, Children’s Rights Advocate, and International Film Star
Wilma Rudolph
Record-Breaking Olympic Gold Medalist
1989
Bette Bao Lord
Author and Stateswoman
Simone Veil
First Female President of European Parliament
1990
Eugenia Charles
First Female Prime Minister of Dominica
Ella Fitzgerald
Globally Renowned Jazz Artist
Betty Ford
Founder, The Betty Ford Center
Maya Ying Lin
Architect of the U.S. Vietnam and Civil Rights Memorials
1991
Gro Harlem Brundtland
First Female Prime Minister of Norway
Betty Friedan
Feminist Author and Activist
Katharine Graham
Chairman of the Board, The Washington Post. First Female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
Dorothy Height
Founding President, National Council of Negro Women
1992
Violeta Chamorro
First Female President of Nicaragua
Jeanne Holm
First Female U.S. Military Two-Star General
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Olympic Gold Medalist and World Heptathlon Record Holder
Wilma Mankiller
First Female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
1993
Elly Guggenheimer
Author, Civic Leader, Philanthropist, and IWF Founder
1994
Leontyne Price
First Internationally Acclaimed African American Opera Soprano
Muriel Siebert
First Female Member, The New York Stock Exchange
Barbara Walters
First Female Co-Host of U.S. Network Evening News
1995
Christiane Amanpour
Journalist and Award Winning International Correspondent
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
U.S. Senator
1996
Maya Angelou
Award Winning Author and Civil Rights Activist
Mary Robinson
First Female President of Ireland
1997
Shirley Temple Black
Child Actress and Diplomat
Julia Child
Iconic Chef, Author, and Culinary Educator
Maria Tallchief
First Native American Prima Ballerina
1998
Lindy Boggs
U.S. Congresswoman and Diplomat
Wangari Maathai
Environmental Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Rosa Parks
Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement
1999
Madeleine Albright
First Female U.S. Secretary of State
Annie Leibovitz
Legendary Portrait Photographer
Ellen Li
First Woman in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
2000
Gloria Estefan
Cuban American Performer and Humanitarian
Hanna Suchocka
First Female Prime Minister of Poland
2002
Isabel Allende
Award Winning Author and Women’s Rights Activist
Alma Guillermoprieto
Mexican Author and Journalist
Silvia Pinal
Legendary Mexican Actress and Politician
2003
Louise Arbour
Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunals
Roberta Bondar
First Canadian Woman Astronaut
2004
Judith Jamison
Groundbreaking Choreographer
Valentina Tereshkova
First and Youngest Woman in Space
2005
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Khatool Mohammadzai
First Female General, Air Force of Afghanistan
Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Secretary of State
2006
Linda Buck
Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine
Sandra Dawson
First Female Master of Oxbridge College
Susan Love
Breast Cancer Research Advocate and Author
2007
Billie Jean King
Tennis Legend and Pioneer for Equality
Graça Machel
First Lady of Mozambique and South Africa
2008
Kim Campbell
First Female Prime Minister of Canada
Anita DeFrantz
Transforming Leader of the Olympics
Gu Xiulian
President, All-China Women’s Federation
2009
Sylvia Earle
Marine Biologist, Oceanographer, and Author
Tzipi Livni
First Female Israeli Foreign Minister
Donna Shalala
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Academic Leader
2010
Beverley McLachlin
First Female Chief Justice of Canada
Ana Palacio
First Female Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain
Julie Payette
Astronaut and Engineer
Mary Simon
Governor General of Canada and National Inuit Leader of Canada
2011
Nandita Das
Pioneering Actress and Filmmaker
Anna Fendi
Iconic Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur
Heidi Klum
Entrepreneur and Innovator
Chen Zhili
President, All-China Women’s Federation
2012
Nawal El Moutawakel
First African Muslim Female Olympic Gold Medalist
Nancy Pelosi
First Female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Pat Summitt
Legendary Women’s Basketball Coach
2013
Lynn Johnston
Award Winning Cartoonist and Illustrator
Anne Murray
Internationally Acclaimed Performing Artist
Portia Simpson-Miller
First Female Prime Minister of Jamaica
2014
Maureen Harding Clark
International Criminal Court Judge
Olga Sánchez Cordero
Mexico Supreme Court Justice
Gale Anne Hurd
Hollywood Film Producer and Screenwriter
2015
Demet Sabancı Çetindoğan
Turkish Entrepreneur, Media, and Retail Mogul
Paula Adina Johnson
Pioneering Cardiologist, Educator, and Champion for Women’s Health
Donna de Varona
Olympic Gold Medalist and Advocate for Women in Sports
2016
Susana Malcorra
Foreign Minister of Argentina
Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
2017
Hillary Clinton
Women’s Rights Advocate, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State
2018
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Alice Walton
Philanthropist
2019
Frances Arnold
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Donna Strickland
Nobel Laureate in Physics
2020
Mary Barra
CEO, General Motors Company
Virginia “Ginni” Rometty
Executive Chairman of IBM
Fatma Samoura
First Female Secretary General of FIFA
2021
Rosalind Brewer
CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance
Julia Gillard
First Female Prime Minister of Australia
2022
Jane Goodall
Founder, Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
2023
Mona Hanna-Attisha
Pediatrician, Scientist, Activist and Author
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Economist and International Development Expert and
Director-General of the World Trade Organization