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)