International Hall of Fame

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

ChristianeAmanpour
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