December 1, 2016 ELLEN TIRZA LOTTE STRAUS 1996 Environment Ellen Tirza Lotte Straus was a rancher and environmentalist who dedicated her life to preserving a viable agricultural community in West Marin. Credited with building a bridge between…
November 22, 2016 Emily Gates 1993 Arts Emily Gates is known not only as a inspirational community member and role model for young women and girls, but also as one of the most respected and…
November 22, 2016 Ethel Seiderman 1992 Social Change Ethel Seiderman is nationally recognized for her creative approaches to childcare and family, establishing cooperative nursery schools tied to parent education programs. Growing up in the Bronx…
December 1, 2016 ETTA ALLEN 1998 Business & Professions Etta Allen is a Marin pioneer for women in non-traditional careers. Etta showed an early resolve for entering fields not ordinarily open to women by earning…
April 4, 2022 Eva Long, Ph.D 2020 Education Eva Long, Ph.D., is a Gerontologist and the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Longevity, Transition, and Renewal. The center specializes in medical science research related…
November 22, 2016 Evelyn Callas, M.D. 1990 Health & Medicine Over the past thirty years, perhaps no other woman has consistently impacted the lives of so many Marin County children as Evelyn Callas. It has been…
November 22, 2016 Faye D’Opal 2000 Social Change Faye’s passion — helping create communities of justice, equality and peace for ourselves and the earth — is clear to all who know her. She works to…
December 1, 2016 FELECIA GAIL GASTON 1999 Social Change Felecia Gail Gaston was denied admission to her local school of ballet when she was a child because of the color of her skin. Years later, this…
November 11, 2016 Florence Williams 2016 Community Service Florence was born and raised in Mansfield, Louisiana. She grew up in a loving extended family. Her mother Myrtis, a nurse, and her father Willie, who worked…
December 1, 2016 FRANCES STEADMAN 1998 Community Service Frances Steadman’s selection for the 1998 Marin Women’s Hall of Fame is an appropriate tribute to her courage and leadership in the cause of peace and justice.…
March 21, 2019 Frances White 2019 Education Born in Houston Texas to a family of educators and musical talent, has valued education as a fundamental necessity to achieving a vibrant quality of life. Fran White…
November 18, 2016 Francoise Lepage, PhD 2007 Dominican|Education For thirty years, Françoise Lepage, PhD, Professor and Dean Emerita at Dominican University of California’s School of Business, has pursued a vision: To enhance Marin’s global perspective. What…
