Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame explained

The Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have contributed to history of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

History

The organization was founded and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2010 to recognize accomplished women who have impacted the development of the state of Tennessee and improved the status of other women.^[1] It is the brainchild of the Women's Economic Council Foundation, Inc. and the Tennessee Economic Council on Women.^[2]

Criteria

The criteria for induction into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame is that women were born in and achieved recognition within the state; are or have a resident in Tennessee for an extended period of time or adopted Tennessee as their home state. Additional criteria includes women who,:^[3]

• Have made significant, unique and permanent contributions to the economic, political and cultural betterment of Tennessee;
• Have elevated the status of women;
• Have promoted other women and women’s issues;
• Have been advocates for those issues which are important to women and families

Inductees

The hall inducts new members annually or bi-annually and includes both contemporary and historical women or organizations which benefit women.^[4]

Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Year	Area of achievement
		(1934–2023)	2015	First career Air Force woman appointed to the Senior Executive Service^[5] and served as the Women's Program Coordinator.^[6]
		(1851–1926)	2015	Founder of the Knoxville Female Institute and the Tennessee Suffrage Association^[7]
		(1890–1981)	2015	First woman to teach chemistry in any university in Hungary, in the United States, she served on the Manhattan Project^[8]
		(1949–)	2015	First woman Chief Justice of Tennessee^[9]
		(1934–)^[10]	2015	Founder of the Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce, and co-founder, publisher and journalist of Perry & Perry Publishing Company^[11]
		(1947–)	2015	One of the inaugural group of women astronauts of NASA^[12]
			2015^[13]	Chair and founder of the American Muslim Council of Tennessee^[14]
		(1936–2021)^[15]	2015	1987 Tennessee Teacher of the Year and first Tennessee Teacher-Scholar of the National Endowment for the Humanities^[16]
		(c. 1951–)^[17]	2013	Co-founded Shipley & Behm, the first all-woman law firm in Nashville^[18]
		(1949–)^[19]	2013	First woman Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of East Tennessee State University^[20]
		(c. 1925–)^[21]	2013	First African American to hold an appointed and elected statewide position in the Tennessee State Federation of Democratic Women^[22]
		(1945–)^[23]	2013	President of the University of Memphis^[24]
		(1963–)	2013	Founder of Magdalene House^[25]
		(1940–)^[26]	2013	Orchestrated an interfaith and inter-racial group response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.^[27]
		(1952–2016)	2011	Most all-time wins for a coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division^[28]
		(1942–)	2010	First Tennessee woman to be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit^[29]
		(1933–2016)	2010	First woman to win a statewide election in Tennessee^[30] ^[31]

Further reading

• Book: Freeman. Sarah Wilkerson. Bond. Beverly Greene. Helper-Ferris. Laura. Tennessee Women Their Lives and Times. 2009. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA. 978-0-8203-2948-2. 1.
• Book: Freeman. Sarah Wilkerson. Bond. Beverly Greene. Tennessee Women Their Lives and Times. 2015. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA. 978-0-8203-3742-5. 2.

External links

• Web site: Welcome to the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.

Notes and References

1. News: Former nuclear physics teacher in OR to be inducted into TN Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Oak Ridge Today. October 2, 2015. Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
2. Web site: About. Women's Economic Council Foundation. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee.
3. Nominations Open June 5th for the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Cycle. Newsletter of the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. May 2015. 3. 1 January 2016. Tennessee Economic Council on Women. Nashville, Tennessee.
4. News: Nominations open for Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame 2015. 1 January 2016. The Daily Times. June 14, 2015. Nashville, Tennessee.
5. Web site: Joy Bishop. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101204629/http://www.womenseconomicfoundation.org/whof2015_rona-and-french.html. 1 January 2016.
6. News: Federally Employed Women Hear Reports. 1 January 2016. Del Rio News Herald. 1 March 1977. Del Rio, Texas. 5. Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Lizzie Crozier French. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101204629/http://www.womenseconomicfoundation.org/whof2015_rona-and-french.html. 1 January 2016.
8. Web site: Elizabeth Rona. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101204629/http://www.womenseconomicfoundation.org/whof2015_rona-and-french.html. 1 January 2016.
9. Web site: Janice M. Holder. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015.
10. Web site: Rosetta Miller-Perry. The History Makers. 1 January 2016. Chicago, Illinois. 2007.
11. Web site: Rosetta Miller Perry. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015.
12. Web site: Rhea Seddon. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015.
13. Web site: Zulfat Suara. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015.
14. Web site: American Muslim Advisory Council. Islamic Networks Group. 1 January 2016. San Jose, California.
15. News: Retired Johnson City teacher, community activist dies . Johnson City Press . November 19, 2021 . en.
16. Web site: Carol Gardner Transou. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2015.
17. Web site: Margaret L. Behm. Dodson Parker Behm and Capparella PC. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2014.
18. Web site: Margaret Behm . Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013.
19. News: Laube. Leigh Ann. Willing to say 'YES": Women's hall of fame honors ETSU Vice President. 1 January 2016. Times News. February 3, 2014. Kingsport, Tennessee.
20. Web site: Wilsie S. Bishop. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013.
21. News: Clay. Wanda. Inez Crutchfield inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville Pride. November 1, 2013. Nashville, Tennessee.
22. Web site: Inez Crutchfield. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013.
23. Web site: Shirley C. Raines. Bloomberg Business Profiles. 1 January 2016. New York City, New York. 2015.
24. Web site: Shirley Raines. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013.
25. Web site: Becca Stevens. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023004756/http://www.womenseconomicfoundation.org/whof2013_stevens.html. 23 October 2015.
26. Book: Freeman. Sarah Wilkerson. Bond. Beverly. Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times. 1 October 2010. University of Georgia Press. Athens, Georgia. 978-0-8203-3901-6. 395.
27. Web site: Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2013.
28. Web site: Pat Summitt. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2011.
29. Web site: Martha Craig Daughtrey. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2011.
30. Web site: Jane G. Eskind. Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame. 1 January 2016. Nashville, Tennessee. 2011.
31. Web site: Dave. Boucher. Adam. Tamburin . Jane Eskind, Tennessee trailblazer and Louisville native, dead at 83 . Louisville Courier-Journal . August 6, 2016 . September 15, 2019.