Women Making History Award Recipients
Dr. Maya Angelou | Author and Poet (2012)
Aesha Ash | Former Professional Ballerina/The Swans Dream Project (2016)
Kathy Bates | Actress, Director, and LE&RN Ambassador (2018)
Kristen Bell | Actress, Activist, and Mom (2018)
Maj Gen. Charles Bolden | 12th NASA Administrator (2017)
Abigail Breslin | Actress (2016)
Logan Browning | Actress & Activist (2020)
Tarana Burke | Founder of The 'me too.' Movement (2018)
Duane Burnham | Former CEO, Abbott Labs (2010)
Ken Burns | Documentary Filmmaker (2013)
Laura Bush | Former First Lady of the United States (2017)
Sophia Bush | Actress (2014)
Johnnetta Cole, Ph.D. | Former President, Spellman College and Bennett College, Former Director, NMAFA (2019)
France Cordova | President, National Science Foundation (2015)
Patrisse Cullors | Artist, Organizer, and Educator (2018)
Viola Davis | Actress (2015)
Elizabeth Dole | Former Senator (2012)
Fran Drescher | Actress and Healthcare Advocate (2013)
Ashley Graham | Pioneering Supermodel, Designer, Entrepreneur (2023)
Denyce Graves | Opera Singer (2013)
Helen Greiner | Co-Founder, iRobot (2011)
Dolores Huerta | Civil Rights Activist (2012)
Cathy Hughes | Founder, Radio One (2011)
Gale Anne Hurd | Film Producer and Screenwriter (2015)
Sally Jewell | Secretary of the Interior (2014)
Katherine Johnson | NASA Mathematician (2014)
Lesa France Kennedy | CEO, International Speedway Corp (2014)
Callie Khouri | Producer and Director (2014)
Willie Pearl Mackey King | Civil Rights Activist (2023)
Toni Ko | Entrepreneur, NYX Cosmetics (2016)
Dr. Faye Laing | Professor and Radiologist (2017)
Cathy Lanier | DC Police Chief (2015)
Sandra Lee | Activist, Philanthropist and Home Life Expert (2019)
Annie Leibovitz | Renowned Photographer (2012)
Marne Levine | COO, Instagram (2017)
Andie MacDowell | Actress & Activist (2020)
Marissa Mayer | CEO, Yahoo (2011)
Rita Moreno | Actress, Singer, and Entertainer (2013)
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton | Congresswoman and Activist (2023)
Ellen Ochoa | Director, Johnson Space Center (2015)
Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly | Founder, Women Connect4Good, Inc. (2020)
Gwynne Shotwell | President & COO, SpaceX (2017)
Jennifer Siebel Newsom | Documentary Filmmaker (2012)
Etta Pisano | Doctor and Researcher (2013)
Phylicia Rashad | Actress and Activist (2013)
Diane Rehm | Former NPR Host, The Diane Rehm Show (2017)
Richard Rhodes | Biographer (2012)
The Hon. Rosie Rios | 43rd Treasurer of the United States (2017)
Cokie Roberts | Award-Winning Journalist and Author (2018)
Tracee Ellis Ross | Actress (2016)
The Hon. Olympia J. Snowe | Former Senator (2019)
Rebecca Soni/Girl Up | Olympic Champion (2013)
Debbie Sterling | Founder, Goldiblox (2014)
Sharon Stone | Actress and Humanitarian (2023)
Uma Thurman | Actress and Activist (2023)
Gabrielle Union | Actress, Entrepreneur, and Activist (2018)
Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught | Founding President, Women in Military Service for America Memorial (2017)
Ann Veneman | Secretary of Agriculture (2016)
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks | President & CEO, ECOS™ (2020)
Christine Walevska | World Renowned Cellist (2016)
John Warner | Former Senator (2011)
Diane Warren | Songwriter (2015)
Kerry Washington | Actress (2017)
Virginia Hayes Williams | DC’s “First Mother” (2010)
Rachel Zoe | Entrepreneur and Fashion Designer (2016)