Watch the 2015 National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, LIVE on Saturday afternoon beginning at 2:00 pm on FingerLakes1.TV or on YouTube.There are ten inductees in this the 2015 Class…Tenley Albright (1935 – ) – Diagnosed with polio at age 11 and told she might never walk again, Tenley Albright returned to the ice rink and at age 16, won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. In 1953, she became the first American woman to win a world figure skating championship and became the first winner of figure skating’s triple crown. Nancy Brinker (1946 – ) – In 1982, with a promise to her dying sister, Nancy Brinker launched the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (changed to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 2007). Martha Graham (1894 – 1991) – Martha Graham’s impact on dance was staggering and often compared to that of Picasso’s on painting, Stravinsky’s on music, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s on architecture. Marcia Greenberger (1946 – ) – Marcia Greenberger’s work has affected virtually every major law of importance to women and girls in the U.S. for more than 40 years. Barbara Iglewski (1938 – ) – A Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Barbara Iglewski holds seven patents and is a prolific writer and editor. Her landmark discovery was that pathogenic bacteria communicate with each other. Jean Kilbourne (1943 – ) – Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising.Carlotta Walls LaNier (1942 – ) – In 1957, at age 14, Carlotta Walls became the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine; nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Philippa Marrack (1945 – ) – Philippa “Pippa” Marrack is one of the world’s leading research scientists investigating T-cells, the family of cells that help the body fight off disease. Mary Harriman Rumsey (1881 – 1934) – The founder of The Junior League, Mary Harriman Rumsey’s initial organization was a group of 80 debutantes in 1901.Eleanor Smeal (1939 – ) – The Founder of The Feminist Majority, Feminist of the Year Awards, a former president of the National Organization for Women, and publisher of Ms. Magazine.
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