{"id":256,"date":"2015-11-17T21:22:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T02:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:43:09","slug":"maine-womens-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Women&#8217;s Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1223\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:321px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM.png 924w, https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM-768x748.png 768w, https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-8.29.15\u202fAM-676x658.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns256_5ddbb3-e2{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );flex-direction:row;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns256_5ddbb3-e2 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns256_5ddbb3-e2\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_486896-06.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_486896-06.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_486896-06.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_486896-06.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn256_486896-06 kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/induction-ceremony\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Induction Ceremony<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_b425bc-54.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_b425bc-54.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_b425bc-54.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_b425bc-54.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn256_b425bc-54 kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/honorees\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Honorees&#8217; Bios<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_cb3c9a-53.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_cb3c9a-53.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_cb3c9a-53.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_cb3c9a-53.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn256_cb3c9a-53 kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/honorees-chronological-order\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Honorees by Year<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_fc3cc1-db.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_fc3cc1-db.kb-button{color:#f5e051;background:#1e73be;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_fc3cc1-db.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn256_fc3cc1-db.kb-button:focus{color:#1e73be;background:#f5e051;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn256_fc3cc1-db kt-btn-size-large kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/bpwmefoundation.org\/wordpress\/maine-womens-hall-of-fame\/nominations\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Nominations<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#b7b7b7;color:#b7b7b7\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The <strong>Maine Women\u2019s Hall of Fame<\/strong> was established in 1990 by Patricia Bourgoin, State President of Maine Business and Professional Women, with the assistance of BPW\/Maine member Carol Sevigny, who had visited the National Women&#8217;s Hall of Fame in New York. It is sponsored by the BPW\/\/Maine Futurama Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">For over 30 years, it has honored women who have made a significant statewide impact and have improved the lives of women through a lifetime of achievement. The Hall of Fame is dedicated to women whose accomplishments have had a lasting statewide influence and have provided enduring value for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Induction Ceremony, typically held on the third Saturday of March as part of Women\u2019s History Month, is an outstanding public event where one or two women of achievement are honored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The University of Maine Augusta has generously provided a site in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mycampus.maine.edu\/web\/uc-library-portal\/special-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bennett D. Katz Library<\/a> for the display of photographs and citations for each honoree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maine Women\u2019s Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by Patricia Bourgoin, State President of Maine Business and Professional Women, with the assistance of BPW\/Maine member Carol Sevigny, who had visited the National Women&#8217;s Hall of Fame in New York. It is sponsored by the BPW\/\/Maine Futurama Foundation. 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