The Chicago Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1988 by the Chicago Commission on Women to recognize the endeavors of women to improve their socio-economic and political quality of life in the City of Chicago, United States.^[1] The awards were distributed each August and photographs and biographies of the inductees were placed in City Hall to inspire others to aim for excellence.^[2] August was chosen to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment, which occurred on August 26, 1920.^[3]

Chicago Women's Hall of Fame Inductees

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Year	Area of achievement
Jane Addams		(1860–1935)	1988	Social Reform[2]
Phyllis L. Apelbaum			1989	Business[3]
Juliann Bluitt			1991[4]	Health[5]
Abena Joan Brown		(1928–2015)[6]	1991	Arts[7]
Minnie Lightfoot Bruce			1990	Religion[8]
Margaret Burroughs		(1915–2010)	1989[9]
Audrey L. Davis			1988[10]
Dr. Effie Ellis		(1913–1994)	1989[11]
Dixie B. Fortis				Business[12]
Maria Garay			1989	Education[3]
Irene C. Hernandez			1989	Government[3]
Caroline Herzenberg		(1932–	1989[13]
Bella Itkin[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]	[24]	(1920–2011)	1990	Arts and literature[8]
Edith Emerald Johns		(1915–1999)		Nursing/Native American advocacy[25]
Judith Spinner Johns			1990	Health[8]
Gwendolyn Dubose Laroche			1990	Education[8]
Veronica Lucas			1989	Civic development[3]
Grace Lunde			1989	Communications[3]
Leona Maglaya			1989	Social Services[3]
Peggy A. Montes			1989	Women's Rights Advocacy[3]
Janet Norfleet			1990	Government[8]
San Luong O			1990	Social services[8]
Virginia Ojeda			1990	Business[8]
Mary Pullins				Labor[26]
Monica Reynolds			1990	Law[8]
Esther Rothstein			1989[3]	Law[27]
Florence Scala			1990	Civic[8]
Helen Schubert			1990	Communications / Media[8]
Mollie Sheiman				Labor[28]
Bobbie L. Steele[29]
Joyce Tucker			1990	Women's rights[8]
Muriel Tuteur		(1922–2016)	1989[30]	Labor[3]
Ida B. Wells		(1862–1931)	1988	African-American activist.[2]
Mollie West			1990	Labor[8]
Jo Ann Williams			1990	Military[8]