Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2023 INITIATIVEfor a woman who seized the opportunity to use her talents and created her own future: Melanie Smith Taylor Olympic Gold medalist, equestrian Grand Prix triple crown winner, Show Jumping Hall of Fame member and sports commentator are just a few of Melanie Smith Taylor’s claims to fame. While she wasn’t born on …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2023 VISIONfor a woman whose sensitivity to women’s needs led her to tremendous achievements for women: Lori Spicer Robertson Lori Spicer Robertson used to call herself a ‘hometown fleer” who chose to return after college and grad school to her hometown, determined to make a difference. Even as her career has climbed through …
Women of Achievement2023 COURAGEfor a woman who, facing active opposition,backed an unpopular cause in which she deeply believed: Anne Stone Carriere We honor the Rev. Anne Stone Carriere as the first woman to be ordained a priest in the West Tennessee Diocese of the Episcopal Church. During a time of doctrinal upheaval, she pursued her …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2023 DETERMINATIONfor a woman who solved a glaring problem despite widespread inertia, apathy or ignorance around her: Barbara Boucher Many people in our community are hungry every single day. And that’s not okay with Barbara Boucher. Some statistics report that 19% of our local population suffers from food insecurity. Some say that 116,000 …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2023 STEADFASTNESSfor a woman with a lifetime of achievement: Beverly Robertson Beverly Robertson has dedicated her life to using positive, strategic power of communicating to grow historic local enterprises including, most recently, as the first woman and first African-American CEO and president of the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. Beverly grew up in …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2023 HERITAGEfor women whose achievements still enrich our lives: Elizabeth Fisher Johnson (1835-1883) and Lillian Wyckoff Johnson (1864-1956) When Mr. Johnson’s daughter, Miss Lillian Wyckoff Johnson, returned to Memphis from school in 1887, she became a teacher in the Hope Night School. When her father moved away from the city she was not only principal of the …
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Women of Achievement2020 DETERMINATIONfor a woman who solved a glaring problem despite widespread inertia, apathy or ignorance around her: Mercy Mahal-Ko “Mahal” Burr Do not let her soft voice and gentle smile fool you. Mahal Burr is a woman whose grit, passion and energy for speaking out and standing up put her on the front …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2020 HERITAGEfor a woman whose achievements still enrich our lives: The Women of Citizens to Preserve Overton Park The power and might of the entire federal government seemed to be aimed at the city of Memphis. The nation’s ballyhooed interstate highway system had mapped a route due west for Interstate 40. It would …
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WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2020 STEADFASTNESSfor a woman with a lifetime of achievement: Beverly Marrero Beverly Marrero began a lifetime of activism in 1960 as a young mother knocking on doors for Sen. John. F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Over the next four decades, she campaigned for many Democratic candidates and represented Tennessee at the 1976 Democratic National …
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT2020 VISIONfor a woman whose sensitivity to women’s needs led her to tremendous achievements for women: Judy Card Madeleine Albright, the United States’ first female secretary of state, famously said: “There is a special place in Hell for women who don’t help other women.” Be assured: Judy Card is headed for whatever Paradise …