As part of the centennial observation of the ratification of the 19th Amendment (1920 - 2020) giving American women the right to vote, the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame inducted six women Suffragists December 6, 2020.
The Heritage Hall of Fame exists to honor and recognize, and to extol and publicize the achievements of those Rhode Island men and women who have, in the words of the HOF induction citation, "made significant contributions to their community, state, and/or nation." It is also our mission to tell the story of Rhode Island History via interactive technology using the biographies of our inductees, noting their collective impact upon every phase of Rhode Island's development.
December 6, 2020 inductees:
Sara M. Algeo, Inducted 2020
Roberta J. Dunbar, Inducted 2020
Bertha G. Higgins, Inducted 2020
Maria Kindberg, Inducted 2020
Ingeborg Kindstedt, Inducted 2020
Mary Francis "Fanny" Purdy Palmer, Inducted 2020
Earlier Suffragist inductees:
Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Special Induction 2020
Elizabeth Buffum Chace, Inducted 2002
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, Inducted 2003
Sara Elizabeth Doyle, Inducted 2005
Sarah J. Eddy, Inducted: 2017
Maud Howe Elliott, Inducted 2008
Julia Ward Howe, Inducted 2003
Sophia Robbins Little, Inducted by Board vote 2019
Frances H. Whipple Green McDougall, Inducted 2004
Isabelle Florence Ahearn O’Neill, Inducted: 2014
Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer, Inducted 2007
Anna W. Spencer, Special Induction 2020
Elizabeth “Lillie” Chace Wyman, Special Induction 2020
