The El Paso Women's Hall of Fame honors and recognizes the accomplishments of
El Paso
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...
women. It is sponsored by the El Paso Commission for Women and was established in 1985.
The first inductees were honored in 1990.
Inductees are women who live in El Paso and who have made a significant contribution and impact on the community.
The Commission accepts nominations from the public. There are four honorary members, including Herlinda Chew,
Polly Harris
Polly Harris (born Pauline Adair Elstein; December 6, 1924December 6, 1987) was a Texas politician and Theatre, theater enthusiast. Harris was one of the first women politicians in El Paso, Texas, El Paso. She was known for serving on City Counc ...
,
Drusilla Nixon Drusilla Elizabeth Tandy Nixon (July 15, 1899 – May 10, 1990) was a community activist and music educator in El Paso, Texas.
Background
The daughter of Maud Grant and John Clifford Tandy, she was born Drusilla Elizabeth Tandy in Toledo, Ohio ...
and Hedwig Schwartz.
Streets in El Paso have been named after hall of fame inductees.
Inductees
Gallery
File:Heidi V. Brown in 2009.jpg, Heidi V. Brown
File:Sharon Butterworth.jpg, Sharon Butterworth
File:Dorothy Sissy Byrd.jpg, Dorothy "Sissy" Byrd
File:Kathleen Cardone.png, Kathleen Cardone
File:Marcia Hatfield Daudistel at the Texas Institute of Letters event at Ardovino's Desert Crossing, April 23, 2022 (cropped).jpg, Marcia Hatfield Daudistel
File:Mrs. A. C. DeGroff c. 1905.jpg, Alzina Orndorff DeGroff
File:Marta Duron Hernandez.jpg, Marta Duron Hernandez
File:Blanca enriquez.jpg, Blanca Enriquez
File:Veronica Escobar official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg, Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the ...
File:Ginger Gurss Francis at El Paso County Historical Society 60th anniversary Hall of Honor event November 14, 2021.jpg, Ginger G. Francis
File:Gladstein.jpg, Mimi Reisel Gladstein
Mimi Reisel Gladstein (born 1936) is a professor of English and Theatre Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her specialties include authors such as Ayn Rand and John Steinbeck, as well as women's studies, theatre arts and 18th-century ...
File:Rosa Guerrero.jpg, Rosa Ramirez Guerrero
File:Romy Saenz Hawkins.jpg, Romy Saenz Hawkins
File:Dr Catherine Kennedy.jpg, Catherine Kennedy
File:Adair margo 2008.jpg, Adair Wakefield Margo
File:Lily Limón Jenny Giron Eva Moya and Anna Howell.jpg, Eva Moya (in white) next to Anna Howell (right)
File:María Almeida Natividad.jpg, María Almeida Natividad
File:Triana Olivas.jpg, Triana Olivas
File:Lt. Divenus E. Parker.jpg, Divenus E. Parker
File:Mary Yanez.jpg, Mary A. Yanez
References
External links
El Paso Women's Hall of Fame
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Women's halls of fame
History of El Paso, Texas
Halls of fame in Texas
Women's museums in Texas