Georgia Women of Achievement Honorees

Name Year City Andrews, Eliza Frances (Fanny) 2006 Washington Southern writer (1840-1931) incl 2 botany books Andrews, Ludie Clay 2018 Milledgeville 1st black registered nurse in Georgia, founder of Grady nursing school for colored nurses. Anthony, Madeleine Kiker 2003 Dahlonega community activist for Dahlonega Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton 1996 Newnan influenced her governor-husband to fund grants for women to attend college; successfully petitioned legislature to create what would be Georgia College & St Univ at Milledgeville; appointed postmistress of Newnan by Pres TRoosevelt. Bagwell, Clarice Cross 2020 Cumming Trailblazer in Georgia education; Bagwell School of Education at KSU Bailey, Sarah Randolph 2012 Macon eductor, civic leader, GS leader Bandy, Dicksie Bradley 1993 Dalton entrepreneur - carpet industry; initiated economic revitalization of NW Georgia aftr Great Depression via homemade tufted bedspreads; philanthropist; benefactor to Cherokee Nation Barrow, Elfrida de Renne 2008 Savannah author, poet Beasley, Mathilda 2004 Savannah black Catholic nun who ran a school for black children Berry, Martha McChesney 1992 Rome educator, founder Berry College Black, Nellie Peters 1996 Atlanta social & civic leader; pushed for womens' admittance to UGA; aligned with Pres TRoosevelt re agricultural diversification & Pres Wilson re conservation. Bosomworth, Mary Musgrove 1993 Savannah cultural liaison between colonial Georgia & her Native American community Bynum, Margaret O 2007 Atlanta 1st FT consultant for education of gifted children Butler, Selena Sloan 1995 Atlanta co-founder of National PTA; organized Red Cross' 1st black womens' chapter of Grey Ladies. Carter, Carolyn McKenzie 2017 Atlanta photographer Carter, Lillian Gordy 2011 Richland nurse, social activist, Peace Corps Cobb, Helena Maud Brown 2003 Barnesville teacher, principal of black children Coleman, Julia L 2001 Plains teacher, principal,superintendent, holistic curriculum lauded state & nationally Coley, Mary Frances Hill 2011 Baker County midwife Craft, Ellen Smith 1996 Macon Ellen dressed as a man & her husband as her servant were runaway slaves who successfully escaped to Philadelphia traveling openly. Connell, Wessie Gertrude 2002 Cairo created award-winning library system in Cairo Davis, Sallie Ellis 2000 Milledgeville teacher/princial at school/boarding house for black children in Milledgeville Denmark, Leila Alice Daughtry 2019 Alpharetta pioneer in pediatric medicine Dull, Henrietta Stanley 2013 Atlanta cook, food editor Dillon, Julia Lester 2003 Dalton landscape architect, wrote gardening articles Evans, Lettie Pate 1998 Atlanta businesswoman, philanthropist; 1st woman board member of CocaCola; after husband died she managed the company that became Coca Cola Bottling Felton, Rebecca Latimer 1997 Cartersville writer, reformer, politician, 1st woman to serve in U.S. Senate (only 1 day) Flisch, Julia Anna 1994 Athens advocate for higher education for women; taught at university level most of her career; fiction author Foster, Edith Lenora 2007 Carrollton author, librarian, historian Gay, Mary Ann Harris 1997 Decatur writer, poet; her book "Life in Dixie During the War" may have influenced "Gone With the Wind" Graves, Amilee Chastain 2008 Clarkesville newspaper publisher, mayor, visionary for bettering the mountains of Georgia Hamilton, Grace Towns 2006 Atlanta 1st Afr-Amer woman elected to GA General Assembly Harpst, Ethel 2012 Cedartown childrens' social services Harris, Corra Mae White 1996 Bartow County author of 19 published novels; widely known in her time Harris, Julia Collier 1998 Columbus half owner with husband of a newspaper; wrote biography of father-in-law Joel Chandler Harris Hart, Allie Carroll 2015 Madison archivist; head for 20 years of Georgia Archives Hart, Nancy Morgan 1997 Wlkes-Hart County American Revoluntion patriot Haygood, Laura Askew 2000 Macon educator, founded a girls' school in Macon, missionary to China Hays, Louise Frederick 2004 Macon/Marshallvill nurse, social activist Heard, Sarah "Sallie" Harper 2016 Middleton 1853 founded free traveling library system; precursor to permanent libraries Hillhouse, Sarah Porter 2006 Washington 1st (?) American editor, printer/publisher Hope, Lugenia Burns 1996 Atlanta early civil rights reformer Hunter, Anna Colquitt 1995 Savannah journalist/editor; historic preservationist restored downtown Savannah; artist Jewett, Mary Gregory 2013 Atlanta 1st Ex Dir of The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; preservationist Kaufman, Rhoda 1998 Columbus/Atlanta social welfare activist; prominent in establishing a state network of social welfare organizations Laney, Lucy Craft 1992 Augusta educator; founded 1st school for black childen in Augusta League, Ellamae Ellis 2016 Macon architect Lee, Clermont (Monty) 2017 Savannah landscape architect Lipscomb, Mary Ann Rutherford 2010 Athens educator, founded Tallulah Falls School Logan, Carrie Steele 1998 Atlanta founded oldest black orphanage in U.S. Longstreet, Helen Dortch 2004 Gainesville authored 2 books abt husband Conf Gen James Longstreet, active in creation Tallulah Gorge State Park Low, Juliette Gordon 1992 Savannah Girl Scouts founder Lumpkin, Katharine Du Pre 2020 Macon Author, educator Lyndon, Mary Dorothy 2019 Newnan Educator, 1st female graduate of UGA in 1914 Mankin, Helen Douglas 2007 Atlanta attorney, politician, U.S. House of Rep (2nd to serve) Marsh, Juanita Daniel 2020 Peachtree City Lawyer, judge; founded Anchor Hospital for substance abuse victims Matthews, Sara Branham 1992 Oxford microbiologist & doctor isolated the bacteria & found treatment for meningitis McCullars, Carson 1994 Columbus author McIntire, Lucy Barrow 1997 Savannah social welfare activist for citizens of all ages McKane, Alice Woodby 2005 Savannah black doctor in Savannah founded school for nurses Michael, Moina Belle 1999 Athens college prof; led movement for red poppies to honor wartime military personnel Mitchell, Margaret 1994 Atlanta author Miller, Caroline Pafford 2009 Waycross folk artist, quilt maker Mosley, Ruth Hartley 1994 Macon nurse manager, mortician, public health school nurse Murphy, Sara McLendon 2004 Cedartown educator Myrick, Susan Dowdell 2008 Milledgeville journalist Napier, Viola Ross 1993 Macon teacher till husband died; attorney, private practive. After 19th amendment elected to Georgia House of Rep; served 2 terms Nix, Lucile 2017 Atlanta Georgia's head librarian O'Connor, Flannery 1992 Milledgeville author Oliver, Beulah Rucker 2012 Gainesville educator Pape, Nina Anderson 2005 Savannah educator, founded Pape School, Savannah Pauley, Frances Freeborn 2015 Decatur political activist Powers, Harriet 2009 Clarke folk artist, quilt maker Raines, Hazel 1996 Macon 1st Georgia woman to earn pilot's license Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett (Ma) 1993 Columbus singer Rankin, Jeannette Pickering 2005 Watkinsville politician, 1st woman elected to national office - U.S. House Rep (Montana) Sibley, Celestine 2010 Atlanta journalist, author Smith, Lillian Eugenia 1999 Clayton writer, social critic including civil rights Strickland, Alice Harrell 2002 Duluth 1st Ga woman mayor (Duluth), forestry conservation Taylor, Rebecca Stiles 2014 Savannah journalist, social worker, educator Taylor, Susie Baker King 2018 Midway Civil War nurse, teacher, writer Thomas, Ella Gertrude Clanton 2014 Augusta journaled extensively throughout her life; journals made into books Tubman, Emily Harvie Thomas 1994 Augusta at husband's death she took ownership of vast business holdings & managed them to become a benefactor to churches, missions, her community Underwood, Katie Hall 2016 Sapelo Island midwife Usher, Baseline Estelle 2014 Atlanta educator Whitener, Catherine Evans 2001 Dalton turned a craft of handmade quilts into a tutfed carpet industry Wilburn, Leila Ross 2003 Macon architect Williams, Madrid 2010 Macon business woman, community volunteer Williams, Mamie George S. 2018 Savannah Politician, 1st woman on National Republican Committee, suffragette, community activist Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson 2000 Savannah/Rome artist; 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson Woodruff, Nell Kendall Hodgson 2015 Atlanta nurse, volunteer, social activist Woodward, Emily Barnelia 2004 Vienna journalist, editor Vienna News Wright, Jean Elizabeth Geiger 2020 Marietta Pioneer in land conservation, environmental education, animal rights Wylie, Lollie Belle Moore 2013 Atlanta poet, composer Yarn, Jane Hurt 2009 Atlanta conservationist, environmentalist

95 Georgia Women of Achievement Honorees

Name Year City County Area of Endeavor Berry, Martha McChesney 1992 Rome Floyd Educator, founder Berry College Laney, Lucy Craft 1992 Augusta Richmond Educator; founded 1st school for black children in Augusta Low, Juliette Gordon 1992 Savannah Chatham Girl Scouts founder Matthews, Sara Branham 1992 Oxford Newton Microbiologist & doctor isolated the bacteria & found treatment for meningitis. O'Connor, Flannery 1992 Milledgeville Baldwin Author of short stories and novels; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Bandy, Dicksie Bradley 1993 Dalton Whitfield Entrepreneur - carpet industry; initiated economic revitalization of NW Georgia after Great Depression via homemade tufted bedspreads; philanthropist; benefactor to Cherokee Nation. Bosomworth, Mary Musgrove 1993 Savannah Chatham Cultural liaison between colonial Georgia & her Native American community

Napier, Viola Ross 1993 Macon Bibb Teacher until husband died; became attorney, opened own practice. After 19th amendment she ran for & elected to Georgia House of Rep; served 2 terms Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett (Ma) 1993 Columbus Muscogee Singer - "Mother of the Blues" Flisch, Julia Anna 1994 Athens Clarke Advocate for women's' access to higher education; taught at university level most of her career; fiction author McCullars, Carson 1994 Columbus Muscogee Author of 5 books, poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Mitchell, Margaret 1994 Atlanta Fulton Author, Pulitzer Prize winner, Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Mosley, Ruth Hartley 1994 Macon Bibb Nurse manager, mortician, public health school nurse Tubman, Emily Harvie Thomas 1994 Augusta Richmond At her husband's death she took ownership of vast business holdings & managed them to become a benefactor to churches, missions, her community Butler, Selena Sloan 1995 Atlanta Fulton Co-founder of National PTA; organized Red Cross' 1st black women's' chapter of "Grey Ladies". Hunter, Anna Colquitt 1995 Savannah Chatham Journalist/editor; historic preservationist active in restoring downtown Savannah; artist Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton 1996 Newnan Coweta Influenced her governor-husband to fund grants for women to attend college; successfully petitioned legislature to create what would be Georgia College & St Univ at Milledgeville; appointed postmistress of Newnan by Pres T.Roosevelt. Black, Nellie Peters 1996 Atlanta Fulton Social & civic leader; pushed for women's' admittance to UGA; aligned with Pres T.Roosevelt re agricultural diversification & Pres Wilson re conservation. Craft, Ellen Smith 1996 Macon Bibb Ellen dressed as a man & her husband dressed as her servant were runaway slaves who successfully escaped to Philadelphia traveling openly. Harris, Corra Mae White 1996 Bartow Author of 19 published novels; widely known in her time Hope, Lugenia Burns 1996 Atlanta Fulton Early civil rights reformer Raines, Hazel 1996 Macon Bibb 1st Georgia woman to earn pilot's license Felton, Rebecca Latimer 1997 Cartersville Bartow Writer, reformer, politician, 1st woman to serve U.S. Senate (only 1 day). Gay, Mary Ann Harris 1997 Decatur Atlanta Writer, poet; her book "Life in Dixie During the War" may have influenced "Gone With the Wind". Hart, Nancy Morgan 1997 Hart American Revolution patriot McIntire, Lucy Barrow 1997 Savannah Chatham Social welfare activist for citizens of all ages Evans, Lettie Pate Whitehead 1998 Atlanta Fulton Businesswoman, philanthropist; 1st women board member of Coca-Cola; after husband died she managed the company that would become known as Coca Cola Bottling. Harris, Julia Collier 1998 Columbus Muscogee Half owner with husband of a newspaper; wrote biography of father-in-law Joel Chandler Harris. Kaufman, Rhoda 1998 Columbus/Atlan Muscogee/FultoSocial welfare activist; prominent in establishing a state network of social welfare organizations. Logan, Carrie Steele 1998 Atlanta Fulton Founded oldest black orphanage in U.S. Michael, Moina Belle 1999 Athens Clarke College professor, humanitarian, led having red poppies as symbol of military who served in war. Smith, Lillian Eugenia 1999 Clayton Rabun Writer, social critic including civil rights; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Davis, Sallie Ellis 2000 Milledgeville Baldwin Teacher/principal at school/boarding house for black children in Milledgeville Haygood, Laura Askew 2000 Macon Bibb Educator, founded a girls' school in Macon, missionary to China Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson 2000 Savannah/RomeChatham/Floyd Artist; 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson Coleman, Julia L 2001 Plains Sumter Teacher, principal,superintendent, holistic curriculum lauded state & nationally. Whitener, Catherine Evans 2001 Dalton Whitfield Turned a craft of handmade quilts into a tufted carpet industry Connell, Wessie Gertrude 2002 Cairo Grady Created award-winning library system in Cairo Strickland, Alice Harrell 2002 Duluth Gwinnett 1st Ga woman mayor (Duluth), forestry conservation Anthony, Madeleine Kiker 2003 Dahlonega Lumpkin Community activist for Dahlonega Cobb, Helena Maud Brown 2003 Barnesville Lamar Teacher, principal of black children Dillon, Julia Lester 2003 Dalton Whitfield Landscape architect, wrote gardening articles Wilburn, Leila Ross 2003 Macon Bibb Architect Beasley, Mathilda 2004 Savannah Chatham Black Catholic nun who ran a school for black children Hays, Louise Frederick 2004 Macon/MarshallBibb Nurse, social activist Longstreet, Helen Dortch 2004 Gainesville Hall Authored 2 books abt husband Conf Gen James Longstreet, activist in creation Tallulah Gorge State Park. Murphy, Sara McLendon 2004 Cedartown Polk Educator Woodward, Emily Barnelia 2004 Vienna Dooly Journalist, editor Vienna News McKane, Alice Woodby 2005 Savannah Chatham Black doctor in Savannah founded school for nurses Pape, Nina Anderson 2005 Savannah Chatham Educator, founded Pape School, Savannah Rankin, Jeannette Pickering 2005 Watkinsville Oconee Politician, 1st woman elected to national office - U.S. House Rep (Montana) Andrews, Eliza Frances (Fanny) 2006 Washington Wilkes Southern writer (1840-1931) incl 2 botany books Hamilton, Grace Towns 2006 Atlanta Fulton 1st Afr-Amer woman elected to GA General Assembly Hillhouse, Sarah Porter 2006 Washington Wilkes 1st (?) American editor, printer/publisher Bynum, Margaret O 2007 Atlanta Fulton 1st FT consultant for education of gifted children Foster, Edith Lenora 2007 Carrollton Carroll Author, librarian, historian Mankin, Helen Douglas 2007 Atlanta Fulton Attorney, politician, U.S. House of Rep (2nd to serve) Barrow, Elfrida de Renne 2008 Savannah Chatham Author, poet Graves, Amilee Chastain 2008 Clarkesville Habersham Newspaper publisher, mayor, visionary for bettering the mountains of Georgia Myrick, Susan Dowdell 2008 Milledgeville Baldwin Journalist Miller, Caroline Pafford 2009 Waycross Ware Writer; 1st Georgian to win Pulitzer Prize for a novel; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Powers, Harriet 2009 Clarke Folk artist, quilt maker Yarn, Jane Hurt 2009 Atlanta Fulton Conservationist, environmentalist Lipscomb, Mary Ann Rutherford 2010 Athens Clarke Educator, founded Tallulah Falls School Sibley, Celestine 2010 Atlanta Fulton Journalist - Atlanta Journal, author of 25 nonfiction and fiction books; Georgia Writers Hall of Fame at UGA Williams, Madrid 2010 Macon Bibb Business woman, community volunteer Carter, Lillian Gordy 2011 Richland Stewart Nurse, social activist, Peace Corps Coley, Mary Frances Hill 2011 Baker Midwife Bailey, Sarah Randolph 2012 Macon Bibb Educator, civic leader, GS leader Harpst, Ethel 2012 Cedartown Polk Children's' social services Oliver, Beulah Rucker 2012 Gainesville Hall Educator Dull, Henrietta Stanley 2013 Atlanta Fulton Cook, food editor Jewett, Mary Gregory 2013 Atlanta Fulton 1st Executive Director of The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; preservationist Wylie, Lollie Belle Moore 2013 Atlanta Fulton Poet, composer Taylor, Rebecca Stiles 2014 Savannah Chatham Journalist, social worker, educator Thomas, Ella Gertrude Clanton 2014 Augusta Richmond Journaled extensively throughout her life; journals made into books Usher, Bazeline Estelle 2014 Atlanta Fulton Educator Hart, Allie Carroll 2015 Madison Morgan Archivist; head for 20 years of Georgia Archives Pauley, Frances Freeborn 2015 Decatur DeKalb Political activist Woodruff, Nell Kendall Hodgson 2015 Atlanta Fulton Nurse, volunteer, social activist Heard, Sarah "Sallie" Harper 2016 Middleton Elbert 1853 founded free traveling library system; precursor to permanent libraries League, Ellamae Ellis 2016 Macon Bibb Architect Underwood, Katie Hall 2016 Sapelo Island McIntosh Midwife Carter, Carolyn McKenzie 2017 Atlanta Fulton Photographer Lee, Clermont (Monty) 2017 Savannah Chatham Landscape architect Nix, Lucile 2017 Atlanta Fulton Georgia's head librarian Ludie Clay Andrews 2018 Milledgeville Baldwin 1st black registered nurse in Georgia, founder of nursing school at Grady for colored nurses. Susie Baker King Taylor 2018 Midway Liberty Civil war army nurse, teacher, writer Mamie George S. Williams 2018 Savannah Chatham Politician, 1st woman on National Republican Committee, suffragette, community activist Leila Alice Daughtry Denmark 2019 Alpharetta Fulton Pioneer in pediatric medicine Mary Dorothy Lyndon 2019 Newnan Coweta Educator, 1st female graduate of UGA in 1914 Clarice Cross Bagwell 2020 Cumming/Canto Forsyth/CherokeTrailblazer in Georgia education; Bagwell School of Education at KSU Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin 2020 Macon Bibb Author, educator Juanita Daniel Marsh 2020 Peachtree City Fayette Lawyer, judge; founded Anchor Hospital for substance abuse victims Jean Elizabeth Geiger Wright 2020 Marietta Cobb Pioneer in land conservation, environmental education, animal rights Honorees with House Museums Martha Berry, 1992, Oak Hill (lifelong home) & the Martha Berry Museum Juliette Gordon Low, 1992, Historic District, Birthplace House/Museum in Savannah Flannery O'Connor, 1992, Milledgeville museum focuses on her work, Savannah childhood house/museum is open to visitors Gertrude "Ma" Rainey,1993, Mother of the Blues, House/Museum, Columbus Carson McCullars, 1994, house/museum in Rockland County New York Margaret Mitchell, 1994, House/Museum in Atlanta Nancy Morgan Hart, 1997, Nancy Hart Park & Cabin, State Forest Park, Elbert County, Elberton Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans, 1998, LPE Foundation & Coca-Cola Museum Lillian Eugenia Smith, 1999, LES Center at Piedmont College, Demorest, holds her library Celestine Sibley, 2010, Sibley Press Gallery in Georgia House of Representatives, Georgia Capitol, Atlanta Lillian Gordy Carter, 2011, Plains nursing center dedicated in her honor

Conservation, Preservation, Landscape Restoration Anna Colquitt Hunter, historic preservationist downtown Savannah Alice Harrell Strickland, forest conservation Jane Hurt Yarn, conservationist, environmentalist Mary Gregory Jewett, 1st Executive Director of The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; preservationist Fanny Andrews, botanist, wrote 2 botany books, taught at Wesleyan.

Pulitzer Winners Margaret Mitchell Caroline Pafford Miller

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Flannery O'Connor Carson McCullars Margaret Mitchell Lillian Eugenia Smith Caroline Pafford Miller Celestine Sibley