The Alaska Women's Hall of Fame (AWHF) recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of

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for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. It was conceived by the

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of the Alaska Women's Network (AWN) in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Alaska's statehood. The large inaugural class of fifty women were inducted weeks after that anniversary, on March 6, 2009, with subsequent classes inducted every year since. As of the class of 2015, 135 women and one organization, the Sisters of Providence, have been honored. The principal organizations involved with the AWHF are the

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of Anchorage, the

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, Alaska Women for Political Action, the Anchorage Women's Commission, the

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, Alaska Women's Network and the ATHENA Society.

Inductees

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