Georgia Women of Achievement :: Honorees by Achievements

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+ Activist

Black, Nellie Peters (1851-1919) – Atlanta - 1998

Butler, Selena Sloan (1872-1964) – Atlanta - 1995

Craft, Ellen Smith (1826-1891) – Macon - 1996

Durham, Cassandra Pickett (1824-1885) – Americus - 1993

Felton, Rebecca Latimer (1835-1930) - Cartersville - 1997

Flisch, Julia Anna (1861-1941) – Athens - 1994

Hamilton, Grace Towns (1907-1992) – Atlanta - 2006

Harris, Julia Collier (1885-1967) – Columbus - 1998

Hope, Lugenia Burns (1871-1947) – Atlanta - 1996

Kaufman, Rhoda (1888-1956) – Atlanta - 1998

Logan, Carrie Steele (1829-1900) – Atlanta - 1998

Longstreet, Helen Dortch (1863-1962) – Gainesville/Toccoa - 2004

McIntire, Lucy Barrow (1886-1975) – Savannah - 1997

Michael, Moina Belle (1869-1944) – Athens/Walton County - 1999

Murphy, Sarah McClendon (1892-1954) – Cedartown - 2004

Rankin, Jeannette Pickering (1880-1973) – Watkinsville - 2005

Smith, Lillian Eugenia (1897-1966) – Clayton - 1999

Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914) – Savannah, Rome- 2000

Woodward, Emily Barnelia (1885-1970) – Vienna - 2004

Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton (1860-1942) – Newnan - 1996

+ Architect

Wilburn, Leila Ross (1885-1967) – Macon - 2003

+ Archivist

Hays, Louise Frederick (1881-1951) – Macon/Marshallville - 2004

+ Artist

Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914) – Savannah, Rome- 2000

+ Author

Andrews, Eliza Frances (Fanny) (1840-1931) – Washington - 2006

Dillon, Julia Lester (1871-1959) – Augusta - 2003

Felton, Rebecca Latimer (1835-1930) - Cartersville - 1997

Gay, Mary Ann Harris (1829-1918) – Decatur - 1997

Harris, Corra Mae White (1869-1935) – Bartow County - 1996

Longstreet, Helen Dortch (1863-1962) – Gainesville/Toccoa - 2004

McCullers, Carson (1917-1967) – Columbus - 1994

McIntire, Lucy Barrow (1886-1975) – Savannah - 1997

Mitchell, Margaret (1900-1949) – Atlanta - 1994

O'Connor, Flannery (1925-1964) – Milledgeville - 1992

Smith, Lillian Eugenia (1897-1966) – Clayton - 1999

+ Businesswoman

Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton (1860-1942) – Newnan - 1996

Bandy, Dicksie Bradley (1890-1971) – Dalton - 1993

Beasley, Mathilda Taylor (1832-1903) – Savannah - 2004

Evans, Lettie Pate (1872-1953) – Atlanta - 1998

Hillhouse, Sarah Porter (1763-1831) – Washington - 2006

Mosley, Ruth Hartley (1886-1975) – Macon - 1994

Tubman, Emily Harvie Thomas (1794-1885) – Augusta - 1994

Whitener, Catherine Evans (1880-1964) – Dalton - 2001

+ Civic Volunteer

Hays, Louise Frederick (1881-1951) – Macon/Marshallville - 2004

McIntire, Lucy Barrow (1886-1975) – Savannah - 1997

+ Conservationist

Graves, Amilee Chastain (1910-1983) – Clarkesville - 2008

Longstreet, Helen Dortch (1863-1962) – Gainesville/Toccoa - 2004

Strickland, Alice Harrell (1859-1947) – Duluth - 2002

Myrick, Susan Dowdell (1893-1978) – Savannah - 2008

+ Editor

Graves, Amilee Chastain (1910-1983) – Clarkesville - 2008

+ Educator

Andrews, Eliza Frances (Fanny) (1840-1931) – Washington - 2006

Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton (1860-1942) – Newnan - 1996

Beasley, Mathilda Taylor (1832-1903) – Savannah - 2004

Berry, Martha McChesney (1866-1942) – Rome - 1992

Bynum, Margaret O. (1921-1982) – Atlanta - 2007

Cobb, Helena Brown (1869-1922) – Barnesville - 2003

Coleman, Julia L. (1889-1973) – Plains - 2001

Craft, Ellen Smith (1826-1891) – Macon - 1996

Davis, Sallie Ellis (1877-1950) – Milledgeville - 2000

Flisch, Julia Anna (1861-1941) – Athens - 1994

Hamilton, Grace Towns (1907-1992) – Atlanta - 2006

Haygood, Laura Askew (1845-1900) – Macon - 2000

Laney, Lucy Craft (1854-1933) – Augusta - 1992

Logan, Carrie Steele (1829-1900) – Atlanta - 1998

Matthews, Sara Branham (1888-1962) – Oxford - 1992

McEachern, Lula Dobbs (1874-1949) – Cobb County - 2002

McKane, Alice Woodby (1865-1948) – Savannah - 2005

Murphy, Sarah McClendon (1892-1954) – Cedartown - 2004

Pape, Nina Anderson (1869-1944) – Savannah - 2005

+ First Lady

Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914) – Savannah, Rome - 2000

Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton (1860-1942) – Newnan - 1996

+ Founder

Berry, Martha McChesney (1866-1942) – Rome - 1992

Black, Nellie Peters (1851-1919) – Atlanta - 1998

Butler, Selena Sloan (1872-1964) – Atlanta - 1995

Hope, Lugenia Burns (1871-1947) – Atlanta - 1996

Logan, Carrie Steele (1829-1900) – Atlanta - 1998

Low, Juliette Gordon (1860-1927) – Savannah - 1992

McKane, Alice Woodby (1865-1948) – Savannah - 2005

Murphy, Sarah McClendon (1892-1954) – Cedartown - 2004

Pape, Nina Anderson (1869-1944) – Savannah - 2005

Tubman, Emily Harvie Thomas (1794-1885) – Augusta - 1994

+ Frontierswoman

Hart, Nancy Morgan (1735-1830) – Wilkes-Hart County - 1997

+ Historian

Barrow, Elfrida De Renne (1884-1970) - Savannah - 2008

+ Historic Preservationist

Hunter, Anna Colquitt (1892-1985) – Savannah - 1995

Anthony, Madeleine Kiker (1903-1989) – Dahlonega - 2003

+ Hospital Administrator

Laney, Lucy Craft (1854-1933) – Augusta - 1992

+ Interpreter

Bosomworth, Mary Musgrove (1700-1765) – Savannah - 1993

+ Journalist

Felton, Rebecca Latimer (1835-1930) - Cartersville - 1997

Flisch, Julia Anna (1861-1941) – Athens - 1994

Harris, Julia Collier (1885-1967) – Columbus - 1998

Hillhouse, Sarah Porter (1763-1831) – Washington - 2006

Hunter, Anna Colquitt (1892-1985) – Savannah - 1995

Myrick, Susan Dowdell (1893-1978) – Savannah - 2008

Smith, Lillian Eugenia (1897-1966) – Clayton - 1999

Woodward, Emily Barnelia (1885-1970) – Vienna - 2004

+ Landscape Architect

Dillon, Julia Lester (1871-1959) – Augusta - 2003

+ Lawyer

Napier, Viola Ross (1881-1962) – Macon - 1993

+ Librarian

Connell, Wessie Gertrude (1915-1987) – Cairo - 2002

Foster, Edith Lenora (1906-1996) – Carrollton - 2007

+ Missionary

Cobb, Helena Brown (1869-1922) – Barnesville - 2003

Haygood, Laura Askew (1845-1900) – Macon - 2000

McEachern, Lula Dobbs (1874-1949) – Cobb County - 2002

+ Musician

Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett “Ma”(1886-1939) – Columbus - 1993

+ Philanthropist

Berry, Martha McChesney (1866-1942) – Rome - 1992

Evans, Lettie Pate (1872-1953) – Atlanta - 1998

McEachern, Lula Dobbs (1874-1949) – Cobb County - 2002

Mosley, Ruth Hartley (1886-1975) – Macon - 1994

Tubman, Emily Harvie Thomas (1794-1885) – Augusta - 1994

Bandy, Dicksie Bradley (1890-1971) – Dalton - 1993

+ Physician

Durham, Cassandra Pickett (1824-1885) – Americus - 1993

McKane, Alice Woodby (1865-1948) – Savannah - 2005

+ Pilot

Raines, Hazel (1916-1956) – Macon - 1995

+ Poet

Barrow, Elfrida De Renne (1884-1970) - Savannah - 2008

+ Politician

Felton, Rebecca Latimer (1835-1930) - Cartersville - 1997

Graves, Amilee Chastain (1910-1983) – Clarkesville - 2008

Hamilton, Grace Towns (1907-1992) – Atlanta - 2006

Mankin, Helen Douglas (1894-1956) – Atlanta - 2007

Rankin, Jeannette Pickering (1880-1973) – Watkinsville - 2005

Strickland, Alice Harrell (1859-1947) – Duluth - 2002

+ Postmistress

Longstreet, Helen Dortch (1863-1962) – Gainesville/Toccoa - 2004

Atkinson, Susan Cobb Milton (1860-1942) – Newnan - 1996

+ Religious Leader

Beasley, Mathilda Taylor (1832-1903) – Savannah - 2004

+ Scientist

Andrews, Eliza Frances (1840-1931) – Washington - 2006

Matthews, Sara Branham (1888-1962) – Oxford - 1992

+ Trader

Bosomworth, Mary Musgrove (1700-1765) – Savannah - 1993