The mission of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center is to preserve the past, understand the present, and shape the future by recognizing, respecting, and transmitting the experiences and contributions of Maryland women of diverse backgrounds and regions.

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Women’s History Month Event Celebrates Women’s Leadership at FSU

To expand our knowledge of the outstanding leaders of Maryland's past and present, the Heritage Center will honor women who have been inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. The inductees include historical and contemporary individuals from diverse backgrounds and areas of accomplishment from across the state.

Maryland Women's Hall of Fame
The 2008 Honorees

• Eleanor Fagin, known as Billie Holiday
• Ramona McCarthy Hawkins
• Ellen Moses Heller
• Pauline Menes
• Toby Barbara Orenstein
• Dr. Emily Wilson Walker

	Admiral Grace Hopper Developed COBOL computer language
	Harriet Tubman Led the Underground Railroad, bringing hundreds from slavery to freedom
	Mary Katherine Goddard Published the first signed copy of the Declaration of Independence
	Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig Co-developed the "blue baby" heart surgery that saved thousands of lives
	Margaret Brent Fought for the right to vote as a woman in 1648.
	Henrietta Szold Founded schools for American immigrants, laying the foundation for modern-day Adult Education
	Mary Lemist Titcomb Founded the bookmobile, bringing literacy to rural communities
	Mary Young Pickersgill Made the famous Star Spangled Banner that flew over Ft. Mc Henry during the war of 1812
	Anna Ella Carroll Served as military adviser to President Lincoln
	Frances Watkins Harper Published some of the first African American poetry in the U.S.

Click here for a complete list from the Mayland Women's Hall of Fame online.