Arizona Women's Hall of Fame ... induction ceremony [program]

              2008 ArizonaWomen’s Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony
HONORARY EVENT CHAIRS
The Honorable Jane D. Hull
The Honorable Rose Mofford
The Honorable RuthMcGregor
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Arizona Historical Society David Tatum
Arizona Humanities Council Herb Paine
Arizona State Library, Melanie Sturgeon, Chair
Archives and Public Records
Governor’s Division for Women Maria-Elena Ochoa
RachelWhyte
Public Member MaryMelcher
Sharlot Hall Museum Gail Tondettar
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Betsy Bolding CatherineMay
Kathy Farretta Mary Logan Rothschild
Dan Killoren Melanie Sturgeon, Chair
ChristineMarin Marshall Trimble
EVENT VOLUNTEERS
Caroline Becker Bonnie F. Saunders
Karen Cook LizWarren
Ted Hale BettyWebb
Holly Henley, Chair SarahWeber
Cindy Nelson
Flowers courtesy of Karen Cook
Reception music by Dr. Carolyn Broe and the Four Seasons Orchestra
Catering by Heidi’s Events and Catering
Arizona Women’s
Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony
Carnegie Center
Phoenix, Arizona
November 13, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Inductees
Betty Accomazzo, 1926-1989, Laveen
A rancher who had a very strong commitment to documenting
the history of Arizona ranching people, she compiled and
edited seven volumes of the Arizona National Ranch Histories
of Living Pioneer Stockman. She also wrote Arizona Cowbelles:
This is Your Life, a book containing biographies of ranch
women from around the state. She was inducted into the
National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Canter
in 1983 for her work in preserving the histories of Arizona
pioneer ranching families.
Katharine Bartlett, 1907-2001, Flagstaff
Involved with the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff
for sixty years, she helped shape it into an internationally
recognized museum and research center. Serving as the
Curator of Anthropology from 1930-1953, she established
preservation guidelines and techniques that became the model
for others in the state. She also conducted systematic work to
document important archaeological sites along the Colorado
River. She was a charter member of the Arizona Academy of
Science and the Arizona Association for University Women.
C. Louise Boehringer, 1878-1956, Yuma
Often called“the mother of the Arizona educational system,”
she was the first female elected to the position of School
Superintendent in Yuma County in 1913 and she became
editor of Arizona Teacher Magazine. In 1920, she was elected to
the State Legislature, where she initiated many educational
reforms including the establishment of the State School Board.
Because women were often excluded from men’s professional
groups, she organized women’s groups, including the Arizona
Federation of Business and ProfessionalWomen.
Sister Kathleen Clark, 1919-2003, Tucson
In 1973 she established the first child crisis nursery in the
country. Appalled at the victims of child abuse that she saw in
her work as a nurse in the emergency room at St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Tucson, she opened a safe haven for neglected and
abused infants and toddlers. She also founded and became the
Executive Director of Casa de los Niños from 1973 to 1987.
Under her direction, it expanded to include older children
aged four through eleven. In the first thirty years of its
existence, over 32,000 children stayed at Casa de los Niños.
Program
Dedicated to the memory of
Marilyn Jarrett
State Senator,Mesa District 19
Welcome andMemoriam GladysAnn Wells, State Librarian
History of the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame The Honorable JaneD. Hull
Reading of the Governor’s Proclamation Maria-Elena Ochoa, Director,
Governor���s Division for Women
Presentations to Inductees’Families/Representatives The Honorable Ruth Solomon
Betty Accomazzo
Katharine Bartlett
C. Louise Boehringer
Sister Kathleen Clark
Dessert reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the downstairs auditorium.
Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame Exhibit and Website
This year the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame received a $3265 grant from the Arizona Humanities
Council to update its exhibit housed at the Carnegie Center and its website. The project was funded
as part of the We the People initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is a series of custom-made quilts created over the past twenty-five years
by the Arizona Quilter’s Guild featuring photographs of the inductees. This year, two new quilts were
added to feature the 2002, 2004 and 2006 inductees. These quilts were created and donated by women
from the Phoenix Quilter’s Association: Patricia Bliss, Sara Friesen, and Nelly Lopes. The four
women inducted today will join their fellow inductees on a new quilt to be added in the future.
The AWHOF website (www.lib.az.us/awhof), a companion piece to the exhibit, has undergone an
extensive update to include biographical summaries and photographs of all the inductees. Dr. Mary
Melcher, museum consultant and historian, conducted the research and biographical updates.
The exhibit was curated by Dr.Melcher. David Tatum and Jeffrey Hotchkiss from the Arizona
Historical Society donated their time to create and design exhibit labels and mount the quilts.
Original artwork was created by Rachel Morot. The Arizona State Library supplied staff support,
project management, and web design services. The update of the exhibit and website provides better
visibility for the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame and a source of historical information about notable
women in Arizona.