In case you
missed it, outgoing Congresswoman Candice Miller and nine others were inducted
into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame on Thursday night.

The inductees
were chosen from more than 100 nominations received by the Michigan Women’s
Historical Center and the winners represent achievements in business, politics,
education and advocacy.

Among them
were four women inducted posthumously, based on their accomplishments over the
past 150 years.

The inductees:

Janet
C. Cooper (1931 – 2002), Detroit

Mabel White
Holmes (1890 – 1977), Chelsea

Maggie Walz
(1861 – 1927), Calumet

Myra Wolfgang
(1914 – 1976), Detroit

Jocelyn
Benson, Detroit

Maxine Berman,
West Bloomfield

Sue Carter,
East Lansing

Candice S.
Miller, Harrison Twp.

Esther K.
Shapiro, Detroit

Linda M.
Woods, Traverse City

Miller, a former Michigan secretary of
state and Macomb County treasurer, issued this statement:

“For nearly 30
years, the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame has embodied our state’s rich history
of visionary women leaders who have made a lasting cultural and political
impact. This esteemed organization has recognized some of the greatest women of
our time, including Ruth Thompson, Michigan’s first female member of Congress;
Betty Ford, First Lady and women’s rights advocate; and civil rights icon Rosa
Parks.

“When you look at the Hall of Fame and the women who were
inducted tonight, you see an extraordinarily diverse group of women whose
contributions to society have made a lasting impression on, not only the State
of Michigan, but the entire nation. I am humbled and incredibly honored to be
inducted into an organization that exemplifies these most accomplished women.”

 

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