Name |
Image |
Birth–Death |
Year |
Area of achievement |
Ref(s) |
Angelo, EleanoraEleanora Angelo |
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2000 |
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Armour, Wilhelmina BernardWilhelmina Bernard Armour |
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|
1999 |
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Armstrong, Eileen R.Eileen R. Armstrong |
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(1917–2010) |
2000 |
First female school board president in East Baton Rouge Parish, active in many organizations, including the Democratic Party |
[2] |
Armstrong, JeanJean Armstrong |
|
|
2010 |
Co-founder of the Louisiana Voting Rights Network and president of League of Women Voters. |
[3] |
Burks, StephanieStephanie Burks |
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|
2015 |
Entrepreneurship, co-owner and co-founder of RYCARS Construction, LLC |
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Ayo, Betsy CheramieBetsy Cheramie Ayo |
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(d. 1997) |
1998 |
Namesake of Betsy Cheramie Ayo Hal at Nicholls University; active in civic organizations, wife of Nicholls State University president Donald Ayo |
[4] |
Badeaux, LauraLaura Badeaux |
|
|
2004 |
Director, Louisiana Center for Women and Government at Nicholls State University |
[5] |
Blanchard, Jo Ann CefaluJo Ann Cefalu Blanchard |
|
|
2002 |
Member Historic District Commission, Morgan City |
[6] |
Boggs, LindyLindy Boggs |
|
(1916–2013) |
1994 |
United States House of Representatives; United States Ambassador to the Holy See |
[7] |
Bollinger, Charlotte A.Charlotte A. Bollinger |
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|
1999 |
Executive Vice President, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; member of numerous civic organizations; member of the Board of Regents for the State of Louisiana |
[8] |
Breaux, Lois D.Lois D. Breaux |
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2001 |
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Bussie, FranFran Bussie |
|
|
1994 |
Democratic Party activist; Board of Directors Arthritis Association of Louisiana; second wife and widow of AFL-CIO state president Victor Bussie |
[9] |
Callais-Rogers, VelmaVelma Callais-Rogers |
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2004 |
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Chase, LeahLeah Chase |
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(b. 1923) |
2015 |
Lifetime Achievement Award, Owner of Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans |
[10] |
Clarkson, JackieJackie Clarkson |
|
(b. 1936) |
2015 |
Award for Public Service, New Orleans City Council |
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Clausen, SallySally Clausen |
|
(b. 1945) |
1998 |
Former Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education; also served as Adjunct Professor for Louisiana State University, Deputy Commissioner of Administration, Commissioner of Higher Education, Secretary of Education for the Office of the Governor, and President of Southeastern Louisiana University. |
[11] |
Courtney, BethBeth Courtney | |
(b. 1945) |
1999 |
President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting |
[12] |
Cummins, Betty ScottBetty Scott Cummins |
|
|
2010 |
director for both Winnsboro State Bank and the Scott Companies |
[3] |
DeGree, KittyKitty DeGree |
|
(1922-2012) |
2008 |
Philanthropist who made her money in real estate, Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center at St. Francis Medical Center and Kitty Degree School of Nursing at the University of Louisiana at Monroe |
[13] |
Daniels, C. Maxine HoltryC. Maxine Holtry Daniels |
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|
1996 |
Martin Luther King Executive Committee, Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
[14] |
Day, Judy EwellJudy Ewell Day |
|
|
2003 |
Lobbyist-consultant, Woman's Hospital/Woman's Health Foundation |
[15] |
Dent, Elizabeth RatcliffElizabeth Ratcliff Dent |
|
|
2012 |
president of Financial and Management Services |
[16] |
Diamond, Kathleen MixKathleen Mix Diamond |
|
|
2012 |
Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Education at Delgado Community College |
[16] |
Dixon, Irma MuseIrma Muse Dixon |
|
(b. 1952) |
2007 |
First African-American elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) |
[17] |
Durbin, MauriceMaurice Durbin |
|
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2013 |
Lobbyist for women's rights in Louisiana |
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Evans, PatPat Evans |
|
|
1994 |
Director of the International Project for Nonprofit Leadership (IPNL) at the University of New Orleans |
[18] |
Ewing, RosemaryRosemary Ewing |
|
|
2009 |
First female board chairman of Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services, Inc. |
[19] |
Ferriot, JoanneJoanne Ferriot |
|
|
2001 |
Member of Louisiana Board of Ethics, retired administrator of Nicholls State University |
[20] |
Foster, AliceAlice Foster |
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|
2002 |
Former First Lady of Louisiana, wife of former Governor Murphy J. Foster, Jr., resides at Oaklawn Manor; serves on the Executive Board of the Sunshine Foundation in Baton Rouge, which builds self-esteem among Kindergarten children |
[21] |
Fowler, Mari AnnMari Ann Fowler |
|
(b. 1937) |
2006 |
Deceased second wife of Jerry Fowler, abducted from a parking lot in Port Allen, Louisiana on Christmas Eve 2002 while Jerry Fowler was incarcerated for kickbacks and income tax evasion. State District Judge Janice Clark declared her legally dead, May 2004. |
[22] |
Frederick, FeliciaFelicia Frederick |
|
|
2015 |
Manager of State Governmental Affairs for Chevron, Government, Policy, and Public Affairs |
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Giardina, Andie BollingerAndie Bollinger Giardina |
|
|
2012 |
longtime supporter of Women's Night Out, a major fundraiser for women student-athletes |
[16] |
Grace, Lucille MayLucille May Grace |
|
(1900–1957) |
1995 |
Louisiana Register of the State Land Office, 1932, first woman to attain statewide elected office in Louisiana |
[23] |
Greenhouse, Bunnatine H.Bunnatine H. Greenhouse |
|
|
2006 |
Top procurement official at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who blew the whistle on Halliburton contracts |
[24] |
Heitman, Betty GreenBetty Green Heitman |
|
(1930–1994) |
1996 |
Co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, 1983-1987; former president of the National Federation of Republican Women |
[25] |
Herman, RussRuss Herman |
|
|
2015 |
Men Who Support Strong Women; Senior Partner, Herman, Herman & Katz Law Firm; philanthropic support of and work for The Center |
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Hodges, Maggie Bell AtkinsMaggie Bell Atkins Hodges |
|
(1922–1986) |
1995 |
Republican Party activist during Eisenhower administration |
[26] |
Holt, Sibal SuarezSibal Suarez Holt |
|
|
2002 |
S. Holt Construction, former president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. |
[27] |
Hudson, RoseRose Hudson |
|
|
2012 |
Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana Lottery |
[16] |
Jones, Eddie D. BrownEddie D. Brown Jones |
|
|
1995 |
|
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Katz, KayKay Katz |
|
(b. 1938) |
2013 |
Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and former Louisiana Republican National Committeewoman |
|
Kelso, IrisIris Kelso |
|
(1926–2003) |
1997 |
Journalist in New Orleans |
[28] |
Kilgen, Marilyn B.Marilyn B. Kilgen |
|
|
2005 |
Professor of Biological Sciences |
[29] |
Koury, Constance A.Constance A. Koury |
|
|
2000 |
Lawyer, first female executive council to the Governor of Louisiana; first female Assistant Attorney General in Louisiana. General council, Louisiana Board of Regents. Executive Director, Louisiana Association for Justice |
[30] |
Knobloch, Ethel N.Ethel N. Knobloch |
|
|
2006 |
Former City Councilwoman, Thibodaux |
[31] |
Landrieu, Verna S.Verna S. Landrieu |
|
|
2006 |
Matriarch of Louisiana's Landrieu's family; mother of New Orlean Mayor Mitch Landrieu and United States Senator Mary Landrieu |
[32] |
LeBlanc, Carol R.Carol R. LeBlanc |
|
|
2005 |
Member of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana |
[33] |
LeBlanc, ChristianChristian LeBlanc |
|
(b. 1958) |
2015 |
Men Who Support Strong Women, support of numerous charities including The Center, Bayou Junior Woman’s Club and The Lafourche Commission on Women |
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Lemmon, Mary AnnMary Ann Lemmon |
|
(b. 1941) |
2007 |
United States federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton July 25, 1966; Judge, Louisiana District Court, Twenty-ninth Judicial District, 1982–1996; Judge pro tempore, Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Louisiana, 1990 |
[34] |
Madden, Martha A.Martha A. Madden |
|
|
2005 |
Consultant and president of mMadden Associates, LLC, former Special Assistant at the U.S. Department of Energy and is the former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, served on two Homeland Security Task Forces at the Center for Strategic & International Studies |
[35] |
Madden, RobertaRoberta Madden |
|
(b. 1936) |
2003 |
Writer, book editor, first director of the Baton Rouge Consumer Protection Center. Co-founder of the Baton Rouge chapter of the National Organization for Women. Served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Louisiana State Advisory Committee. Baton Rouge Council of Human Relations, Association of American University Women, Louisiana Women's Political Caucus, Women's Equality Alliance League, Baton Rouge Mayor-President's Commission on the Needs of Women. |
[36] |
Mansfield, BarbaraBarbara Mansfield |
|
|
2000 |
Former president National Federation of Democratic Women |
[37] |
Marsh, LeslieLeslie Marsh |
|
|
2015 |
Outstanding Activists for The Center for Women, Advisory Board for The Center and The Son of a Saint. Donor Relations Officer, Tulane University |
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Martinez, Virginia "Ginny"Virginia "Ginny" Martinez |
|
(1922–1992) |
1994 |
Louisiana Republican Party National Committeewoman; Louisiana Federation of Republican Women created the Ginny Martinez Scholarship in her honor. |
[38] |
Maybuce, Corinne D.Corinne D. Maybuce |
|
deceased |
1994 |
Regional Director Delta Sigma Theta 1955–58, 1970–72 |
[39] |
Mayo, PhyllisPhyllis Mayo |
|
|
2009 |
First woman elected to the Alexandria City Council; executive committees of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Special assistant to the governor on women's policy, organizing the first Gathering of Louisiana Women Leaders |
[40] |
Mercadel, DemetricDemetric Mercadel |
|
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2013 |
|
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Milling, AnneAnne Milling |
|
|
2009 |
Past president of the Junior League of New Orleans Inc. and past chair of the Loyola University Board of Trustees. |
[41] |
Montgomery-Richard, Margaret D.Margaret D. Montgomery-Richard |
|
|
2001 |
Co-owner DMM & Associates |
[42] |
Moore, Ellen BryanEllen Bryan Moore |
|
(1912–1999) |
1995 |
Louisiana Register of State Lands |
[43] |
Morial, Sybil HaydelSybil Haydel Morial |
|
|
1999 |
Retired Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Louisiana Board of Directors; founder of the Louisiana League of Good Government, active in women's rights and civil rights |
[44] |
Moskal, LilyBLilyB Moskal |
|
|
2009 |
(*Note: the spelling of LilyB is not a typo), Founder of Success Seminars, motivational workshops |
[45] |
Mount, WillieWillie Mount |
|
(b. 1949) |
2013 |
Member of the Louisiana State Senate from 2000 to 2012 |
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Nolan, NellNell Nolan |
|
|
2015 |
Journalist for The Advocate, Blue Ribbon Award for Media |
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Norton, BarbaraBarbara Norton |
|
|
2005 |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
[46] |
Osborne, Ollie TuckerOllie Tucker Osborne |
|
(1911–1994) |
1995 |
Real estate business woman, 1973 Louisiana League of Women Voters' official observer of the state constitutional convention, women's rights activist |
[47] |
Parker, Mary EvelynMary Evelyn Parker |
|
(1920–2015) |
1994 |
First woman to have held the position Louisiana State Treasurer |
[48] |
Pecararo, AliceAlice Pecararo |
|
|
2011 |
Council for a Better Louisiana, Louisiana State Board of Commerce and Industry and the Louisiana Endowment of Humanities. |
[49] |
Pellegrin, Darlene L.Darlene L. Pellegrin |
|
|
2003 |
|
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Peperone, FaithFaith Peperone |
|
|
2010 |
Founder Metropolitan Republican Women's Club |
[3] |
Pereboom, Margaret GambleMargaret Gamble Pereboom |
|
(1928–2008) |
2003 |
Psychologist, chair Louisiana Women in Politics, Louisiana Health Care Campaign |
[50] |
Pickering, MyrtleMyrtle Pickering |
|
deceased |
1997 |
|
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Puckett, KarenKaren Puckett |
|
|
2015 |
President of Global Markets for CenturyLink |
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Ransom, AdeleAdele Ransom |
|
|
2011 |
first woman to have been elected to the Ouachita Police Jury. She is a member of the Ouachita Correctional Center Advisory Board and the Ouachita Board of Commissioners |
[49] |
Reggie, Doris B.Doris B. Reggie |
|
|
1997 |
Civic-engaged wife of Edmund Reggie; second mother-in-law of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat activist |
[51] |
Rhodes, Doris Lindsey HollandDoris Lindsey Holland Rhodes |
|
(1909–1997) |
1994 |
First woman to serve in Louisiana legislature; first as state senator and then as state representative from St. Helena Parish |
[52] |
Rice, JeanJean Rice |
|
|
2011 |
The Louisiana Center for Women and Government |
[49] |
Richardson, Rupert F.Rupert F. Richardson |
|
(1930–2008) |
1994 |
Former national president of NAACP |
[53] |
Rickey, BethBeth Rickey |
|
(1956–2009) |
2000 |
Republican political activist from Louisiana who exposed the neo-Nazi connections of former State Representative David Duke, who ran for the U.S. Senate and for governor of Louisiana |
[54] |
Rosenthal, SandySandy Rosenthal |
|
|
2008 |
Civic organizer who founded Levees.org/ in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina |
[55] |
Sabiston, Norma JaneNorma Jane Sabiston |
|
|
2002 |
Political consultant |
[56] |
Schwegmann, MelindaMelinda Schwegmann |
|
(b. 1946) |
2007 |
First woman Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana |
[57] |
Shehee, VirginiaVirginia Shehee |
|
(1923-2015) |
1994 |
Louisiana State Senator for District 38 (Caddo and De Soto parishes), 1976-1980 |
[58] |
Snellings, Marie Louise WilcoxMarie Louise Wilcox Snellings |
|
(1912–1994) |
1997 |
Tulane University Board of Administrators; mother-in-law of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu |
[59] |
Spikes, DoloresDolores Spikes |
|
(b. 1936) |
2008 |
President Southern University and A&M College, president University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
[60] |
Suazo, Leslie RobichauxLeslie Robichaux Suazo |
|
|
2010 |
director of Coastal Restoration and Preservation for Terrebonne Parish and community relations coordinator for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program. |
[3] |
Talbert, LindaLinda Talbert |
|
|
1998 |
Nurse |
[61] |
Tauzin, Cecile B.Cecile B. Tauzin |
|
|
2001 |
Board of Trustees, Ford Theatre, Washington D.C. |
[62] |
Taylor, PhyllisPhyllis Taylor |
|
|
2008 |
Philanthropist, chairman and chief executive officer Taylor EnergyCompany |
[13] |
Terrell, SuzanneSuzanne Terrell |
|
(b. 1954) |
2011 |
Former Louisiana Elections Commissioner, Senior advisor and director of outreach for the Economic Development Administration in the United States Department of Commerce under President George W. Bush; lost 2002 Senate election to Mary Landrieu. |
[49] |
Thayer, MarilynMarilyn Thayer |
|
(b. circa 1929) |
2000 |
Republican Party activist, president of the National Federation of Republican Women, 1996-1997; state co-chair, Reagan-Bush Committee[63] |
Torris, LenaLena Torris |
|
|
2013 |
Clerk of Court for St. Bernard Parish |
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Toups, BrandieBrandie Toups |
|
|
2015 |
Outstanding Activists for The Center for Women, Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy |
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Truly, Gayle F.Gayle F. Truly |
|
|
1997 |
Member of the Louisiana Violent Crime and Homicide Task Force |
[64] |
Vick, Kathy M.Kathy M. Vick |
|
(1939–2011) |
1996 |
Democratic Party worker who called roll-call votes at national conventions |
[65] |
Walker, Lillian W.Lillian W. Walker |
|
(b. 1923) |
1996 |
Former Louisiana State Representative from East Baton Rouge Parish 1968–1972 |
[66] |
Wallace, Dorothy H.Dorothy H. Wallace |
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deceased |
1996 |
|
|
Whipple-Chiefe, VanessaVanessa Whipple-Chiefe |
|
|
2015 |
Chief Judge, Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal |
[67] |
Wilkerson, PinkiePinkie Wilkerson |
|
(1948–2000) |
2007 |
Former Louisiana State Representative from District 11 (Claiborne and parts of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes) |
[68] |
Wisham, Mary EllenMary Ellen Wisham |
|
(1916–2012 ) |
1999 |
Undersecretary of Management and Finance for the Louisiana Department of Labor |
[69] |
Zeringue, DonnellDonnell Zeringue |
|
|
2015 |
Outstanding Activists for The Center for Women, chair of the Public Service Project for The Center’s Louisiana Girls Leadership Academy. Lafourche Commission on Women, National Leaders Summit and The Louisiana Leaders Conference |
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