El Paso Women's Hall of Fame Facts for Kids

2019 El Paso Women's Hall of Fame Inductees

The El Paso Women's Hall of Fame celebrates amazing women from El Paso. It honors their achievements and the big impact they've had on their community. The El Paso Commission for Women started this Hall of Fame in 1985. The very first group of women was honored in 1990.

Women who live in El Paso and have made a huge difference are chosen for this honor. The Commission asks the public to suggest names of women who deserve to be recognized. There are also four special honorary members: Herlinda Chew, Polly Harris, Drusilla Nixon, and Hedwig Schwartz. Some streets in El Paso are even named after women who are in the Hall of Fame!

Who Are the Inductees?

The El Paso Women's Hall of Fame includes many inspiring women from different fields. They have contributed to areas like public service, education, arts, science, and sports. Here are some examples of the incredible women who have been inducted:

El Paso Women's Hall of Fame
Name	Year	Area of achievement
Acosta, ChristinaChristina Acosta	2015	Civic leadership (leading community efforts).
Acosta, Lucy G.Lucy G. Acosta	1990	Civic leadership.
Adams, KeithaKeitha Adams	2010	Sports and athletics.
Aguilar, SylviaSylvia Aguilar	2002	Public service (working for the community).
Aina, Magdalena Morales-Magdalena Morales- Aina	2016	Public service.
Azar, SuzieSuzie Azar	2005	Public service.
Barber, KathleenKathleen Barber	1993	Professional (excelling in her career).
Bartlett, JanetJanet Bartlett	2002	Science and health care.
Byrd, Dorothy "Sissy"Dorothy "Sissy" Byrd	2019	Community activist (working to improve the community).
Malena Cano	2017	Arts.
Cardone, KathleenKathleen Cardone	2004	Public service.
Carter, PatriciaPatricia Carter	2019	Science and health care.
Casas, EstelaEstela Casas	2011	Professional.
Escobar, VeronicaVeronica Escobar	2019	Public service.
Farah, CynthiaCynthia Farah	1992	Arts.
Gonzalez, MaryMary Gonzalez	2015	Public service.
Guerrero, Rosa RamirezRosa Ramirez Guerrero	1991	Arts.
Hawkins, Romy SaenzRomy Saenz Hawkins	2019	Arts.
Herring, JanJan Herring	1990	Arts.
Kallman, Julia E.Julia E. Kallman	2019	Sports and athletics.
Kennedy, CatherineCatherine Kennedy	2019	Education.
Mack, MaryMary Mack	2015	Sports and athletics.
Margo, Adair WakefieldAdair Wakefield Margo	1998	Arts.
Moya, EvaEva Moya	2019	Civic leadership.
Natalicio, DianaDiana Natalicio	1990	Education.
Natividad, María AlmeidaMaría Almeida Natividad	2015	Arts.
Parker, Divenus E.Divenus E. Parker	2019	Volunteerism (giving time to help others).
Pistella, IreneIrene Pistella	2019	Business.
Silva, Maxine L.Maxine L. Silva	1995	Public service.
Solis, Selena N.Selena N. Solis	2019	Professional.
Tinajero, JosieJosie Tinajero	1994	Education.
Washington, Leona FordLeona Ford Washington	1991	Civic leadership.
Williams, EileenEileen Williams	2015	Military.
Yañez, Mary A.Mary A. Yañez	2019	Public relations.