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San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame 2004 Inductees
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Mary Maschal (1924-1998). Special Induction. Mary B. Maschal was co-founder and first president of the Women's History Reclamation Project (WHRP) in 1983. She was devoted to improving women's status and self-esteem by exposing the struggles and accomplishments of women. As president of the WHRP, she collected books, historical papers, and artifacts; she gave talks in schools and community groups; she lobbied politicians and activists; she applied for grants; she appealed to donors; she taped oral histories to preserve women's stories; she traveled to women's conferences; she persuaded women from all walks of life to come volunteer with her "at the Project." Maschal was raised believing she could not become an engineer or a preacher like her father "because girls don't do that." She followed tradition, married, and raised five children. Then she discovered in the 1950s that some women did occupy traditional male occupations. As a participant in the Second Wave of Feminism, she was an early member of the National ORganization for Women; Women's Conference in Houseton (1977) and the U.N. Mid-Decade Conference for Women in COpenhagen (1980). She developed a "handywoman" business. An advocate of women's rights in organized religion, she helped create a Women and Religion Resolution in 1977 in the Unitarian Universalist Association. Mary envisioned a center where all women felt welcome and inspired--accessible to those who could not afford college or would never otherwise learn about women. With the help of talented co-founders, the WHRP moved from her home to a museum in 1996 and continues to grow. In 2003 the WHRP's name was changed to the Women's History Museum and Educational Center. |
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Rulette Armstead. Assistant Chief of Police Rulette Armstead is a 29-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department. After rising through the ranks from Patrol Office, she was promoted to POlice Captain in 1988. She was the first woman and first African-American appointed to the rank of Captain. In 1992, she was appointed Assistant Chief of Police, managing Centralized Investigations (Child Abuse, Vice, Homicide, Elder Abuse, Domestic Violence, Gangs and Narcotics). She is also Chief coordinator for the "Non-bias Based Policing" program. Armstead developed SDPD's first Equal Employment Office, which gave all Department members a non-threatening environment to discuss EEO problems and to resolve complains. An expert in the field of domestic violence, she was instrumental in initiating SDPD's first Domestic Violence Division in 1993. The Unit is recognized as a national model for innovative approaches to breaking the cycle of family violence. Armstead has been an active member of the community and professional organization in San Diego. She has recruited and mentored law enforcement employees for career advancement and trained hundreds of criminal justice practitioners. A recipient of numerous local and national awards, Assistant Chief Armstead recently received a commendation from Mayor Dick Murphy for her role in creating the internationally-known Family Justice Center--a merging of SDPD's Domestic Violence Unit with the City Attorney's team. |
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Herminia Acosta Enrique (Techitzin), is best known as the founder of the Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan (1967), and co-founder of San Diego’s Centro Cultural de la Raza (1969). In reality, she is a life-long art and social justice activist, preserving and teaching dance and the arts while promoting dialogue among indigenous tribes of the Americas. Since childhood in the 1920s, Enrique has designed costumes, composed plays, produced local musical theatre productions, and taught folklore. In 1978, she participated in the Smithsonian’s Folklife Program in storytelling sessions on Mexican folktales, myths, legends, superstitions, and was a facilitator of Mexican games. She has been a volunteer working as a Chicano Federation Board member, the National Health Systems Agency, the National Council on Aging, and numerous local and international theatrical, dance, and storytelling organizations. Enrique is the author of Chia A Powerful Recuerdo, several pieces about Folkloric Dance, and numerous short plays, songs, and performance art works. She has been a frequent speaker in San Diego and San Antonio, Texas about Southwest folktales, traditional morality tales, and the history and symbolism of rituals. She has also been featured in videos (1980s) and taught Folkloric Dance at San Diego State’s Chicano Studies program (1970s). IN libraries, schools, Old Town, theatres, the Sundance and the Centro, Herminia Enrique has been a role model. She has not only passed on cultural treasures to generations, but she has helped create a proud identity for thousands of children and adult Chicanas and Chicanos in San Diego for 35 years.
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Doris A. Howell, M.D., Professor Emeritus, UCSD, was a pioneer (1949) in pediatric hematology, oncology, and community medicine.
She was the first woman to chair a US medical school pediatric department (1963). Dr. Howell was a driving force in establishing San Diego Hospice in 1977. Her commitment to providing compassionate, dignified, quality end-of-life care helped dispel doubts in the medical community and raise public awareness about the importance of such care. The San Diego Union-Tribune dubbed her "Dr. TLC." Howell's experience in treating children with cancer led her to pioneer work in the field of pediatric hematology/oncology, attracting patients from all over the world. Dr. Howell battled many obstacles as a woman in her career, having worked at both Harvard and Duke Medical Schools from 1951 to 1963. In 1963 she became the first woman ever to chair a U.S. medical school pediatric department at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She was recruited by UCSD in 1974 to be Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, and in 1974 was named Chair of the new Department of of Community Medicine. She was instrumental in developing the model of primary care medicine as we know it--one that views patients as a whole person. She also developed outreach programs in which medical students delivered needed health care to County populations and in Tijuana. |
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Joan B. Kroc (1928–2003), was a philanthropist and peace activist. Her donations created the University of San Diego Institute for Peace and Justice, Notre Dame
Institute for International Peace Studies, San Diego Hospice facility, Ronald McDonald House Charities (children), and the Salvation Army’s
12-acre community center. She left endowments to National Public Radio and local KPBS. She worked tirelessly with grassroots leaders and cultivated relationships with political, academic, and civic leaders across the nation. She was a role model as a successful businesswoman with social consciousness. Kroc's first philanthropic endeavor was an alcoholism educational program in La Jolla. From there she founded Ronald McDonald House Charities to improve the health and well being of children world wide. Kroc's donations to further peace created Notre Dame's Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies (1986) and the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (2001). She opened and continued to make gifts to the St. Vincent de Paul Joan Brock Center for the Homeless in downtown San Diego. Finally, upon her death, she left generous donations to National Public Radio and the San Diego affiliate KPBS, ensuring quality independent journalism about the issues she cared about most.
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Gloria E. McClellan (1925-2002),was Councilwoman and Mayor of Vista for 29 years beginning in 1972. She served as Chair for SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments),
helped bring the County Courts and a library to Vista, and
vigorously advocated for handicapped children and homeless care. A tireless advocate, Mayor McClellan became known as a visionary humanitarian. She started a Senior Nutrition Center in her home. Even before her service on the City Council, McClellan joined several civic organizations and eventually became president of the North COunty School for the Mentally Disabled. She continued her work for children--most particularly those of homeless families. As mayor, she approved several measures to benefit the well being of homeless families: a 100-bed, year-round Regional Family Transitional Housing Program. In addition, she supported a soup kitchen and a 60-bed program for recovering homeless substance abusers. One estimate of the number of homeless helped by McClellan is 7,000. May McClellan has left a powerful legacy of a redefined Vista and a model for creative, consistent support for homeless.
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Jean Stern, an activist and educator, founded the Older Women’s League,
San Diego (among the nation’s first, 1981).
She was a pioneer feminist librarian (SDSU 1968-87) and used her knowledge to further older women’s health care rights,
pension and Social Security, and other economic issues. After coming of age during the Depression, Stern earned degrees in history and teaching, worked with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and as a hospital library researcher. After three children and a family move to San Diego in 1968, she began working at San Diego State's library. Stern immediately researched and distributed information for San Diego's National Organization for Women (NOW). She became an expert on feminist literature and published annotated lists of non-sexist books and periodicals long before such information was available on computers. Stern became known as a speaker on Social Security, pensions, employment benefits, healthcare and other issues relating to older women. After retiring from SDSU, she served on OWL's Legislative Committee and many Board committees. She has received recognition for educating the public and officials, most recently as recipient of SDSU Women's Studies Department's Helen Hawkins Feminist Activist Award. Jean Stern remains active in a variety of organization, yet she believes her work with Older Women's League is as relevant today as ever. As the national Baby Boomers age, women continue to be the large majority of the poorest seniors.
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MISSION
STATEMENT
The
mission of the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame is
to acknowledge and honor women who have significantly
contributed to the quality of life and who have made outstanding
volunteer contributions in San Diego County.
General
Information:
The purpose of the
annual induction of five women into the Hall of Fame
is to make women's actions and accomplishments visible
in San Diego. The women honored every year will be remembered
for their efforts in a Hall of Fame exhibit housed at
the Women's History Reclamation Project. The annual
induction is also a forum for coalition building between
the four co-hosts and dozens of women's organizations
representing San Diego's diverse population. The annual
induction is also a fund-raising signature event for
the four Co-Hosts including the following:
Women's
History Museum and Educational Center
is
a museum, library and archive with a mission to educate
and inspire present and future generations about the
contributions of women. It preserves, shares, and integrates
women's stories for a more complete understanding of
history.
The County of San Diego Commission
on the Status of Women, established in 1970,
is mandated to study and advise the Board of Supervisors
on the needs and problems of women and to eliminate
the practice of discrimination and prejudice on the
basis of gender.
San Diego State University's
Women's Studies Department, the nation's
first women's studies department, established in 1970,
offers a BA, MA and Post-baccalaureate Certificate.
It has a reputation for excellence in curriculum, faculty,
community involvement, and international scholarly liaisons.
The Women's Center, University
of California, San Diego provides education
and support on gender issues affecting the UCSD and
general communities. The Center advances women's intellectual,
professional, and personal goals to increase awareness
of issues affecting women and men.
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