2017 National Women’s History Month
Honorees
Rebecca
Anderson
(1940 - Present)
Community and Economic Development Organizer
(1940 - Present)
Community and Economic Development Organizer
Barbara
Hackman Franklin
(1940 - Present)
Former Secretary of Commerce
(1940 - Present)
Former Secretary of Commerce
Alexis
Herman
(1947 - Present)
Former Secretary of Labor
(1947 - Present)
Former Secretary of Labor
Lilly
Ledbetter
(1938)
Equal Pay Activist
(1938)
Equal Pay Activist
Kate
Mullany
(1845 – 1906)
Organized First All-Female Labor Union
(1845 – 1906)
Organized First All-Female Labor Union
Lucy
Gonzalez Parsons
(c. 1853- 1942)
Labor Organizer and Socialist Leader
(c. 1853- 1942)
Labor Organizer and Socialist Leader
Barbara
“Dusty” Roads
(1928)
Flight Attendant’s Union Leader
(1928)
Flight Attendant’s Union Leader
Andra
Rush
(1952)
Founder/ CEO, Rush Group
(1952)
Founder/ CEO, Rush Group
Nina
Vaca
(1971)
CEO and Chairman of Pinnacle Group
(1971)
CEO and Chairman of Pinnacle Group
Maggie
Lena Walker
(1864 – 1934)
Businesswoman and Community Banking Leader
(1864 – 1934)
Businesswoman and Community Banking Leader
Yvonne
Walker
(1959)
President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000
(1959)
President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000
Addie L. Wyatt
(1924 – 2012)
Labor Union Leader and Civil Rights Activist
(1924 – 2012)
Labor Union Leader and Civil Rights Activist
Norma Yaeger
(1930)
First woman stockbroker to be permitted on the floor
of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
(1930)
First woman stockbroker to be permitted on the floor
of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Women’s History Month 2017 (March). Women’s History Month Theme - “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business”.
Supported by Ronald Tintin, Super Professeur and Ronning AgainstCancer in March
2017