Mary A. Hallaren  (1907 - 2005)
Leader who, as Director of the Women's Army Corps, championed permanent status for women in the military after World War II. Later, as Director of Women in Community Service, Hallaren advocated employment opportunities for at-risk women.

Fannie Lou Hamer  (1917 - 1977)
Mississippi sharecropper and organizer of the Mississippi Freedom Party, which challenged the white domination of the Democratic Party. Hamer succeeded in integrating the state delegation, and she was a tireless champion for poor minorities in her state and nationwide.

Alice Hamilton  (1869 - 1970)
Physician pathologist who specialized in industrial diseases. Hamilton helped save workers' lives by forcing reforms in the workplace and protection from dangers such as lead poisoning.

Martha Matilda Harper  (1857 - 1950)
After 25 years of low-wage service, Martha Matilda Harper started a beauty products system called the Harper Method, eventually realizing over 500 franchises world-wide in the 1920s. Harper is credited with creating the modern retail franchising method. She was also known as a social justice advocate ahead of her time, offering evening hours for working women, profit-sharing and personal time off. She refused to use permanents or hair dyes in her salons because of the associated chemicals.

Patricia Roberts Harris  (1924 - 1985)
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Harris ambassador to Luxembourg, making her the first African-American women to hold the position of ambassador. She then served as the first African-American woman to head a law school, when she was appointed dean of Howard University School of Law in 1969. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter chose Harris to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and eventually Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, thus making her the first African-American woman to be appointed a Cabinet Secretary.

Helen Hayes  (1900 - 1993)
A major actress in all entertainment areas, from live theater to films and radio. In 1955, New York's Fulton Theatre was renamed in her honor to commemorate a distinguished 50-year career.

Dorothy Height  (1912 - 2010)
Began as a volunteer with the National Council of Negro Women. As its president and leader for forty years, she followed in the footsteps of her mentor, Mary McLeod Bethune. The NCNW represents organizations with more than four million members, works to create stong families as well as to assist young people and the needy.

Beatrice A. Hicks  (1919 - 1979)
Engineer, inventor, and business owner, Beatrice Hicks was a pioneer in gaining recognition for women engineers at a time when less than 1% of all U.S. employed engineers were women. She was a founding member and first president of the Society of Women Engineers (1950), which now has a membership of more than 16,000.

Oveta Culp Hobby   (1905 - 1995)
Shaped the development of two major government institutions as first Director of the Women's Army Corps and first Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. She was the first female to attain the rank of United States Colonel and the only woman to serve in President Dwight D. Eisenhower's cabinet.

Barbara Holdridge  (1929 - )
Barbara Holdridge is the co-founder of Caedmon Records, the first commercially successful project to record and distribute the works of living authors as well as recordings of past literary works by distinguished actors.

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay  (1922 - )
Founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., which brings national and international attention to the vast achievements of women in art.

Major General Jeanne Holm USAF (Ret.)  (1921 - 2010)
In her 33 years in the Armed Forces from 1942 to 1975, Major General Holm, USAF, Retired, rose from private to two-star general. Her promotion in 1973 made her the first woman in the history of the US armed forces to achieve the rank of major general. Her work to open ROTC and the military academies to women has given educational benefits and the opportunity for a professional military career to women from all walks of life.

Bertha Holt  (1904 - 2000)
A pioneer in international adoption, Bertha and her husband adopted 8 Korean children in addition to their own 6 children. The Holt Adoption program, later called Holt International Children's Services, was established in 1956 to help those interested in inter-country adoptions.

Grace Murray Hopper  (1906 - 1992)
A mathematics genius, computer pioneer, inventor and teacher, Grace Hopper was especially known for pioneering "user-friendly" computer software to make computers more accessible to everyone. She was the first woman to attain the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Julia Ward Howe  (1819 - 1910)
Suffragist and author of "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Howe was a lecturer on religious subjects, a playwright and an organizer of a women's peace movement. Co-founder (with Lucy Stone et al) of the New England Women Suffrage Association, she lectured and wrote extensively in support of the freedom of women to have an equal place with men in both public and private life.

Dolores Huerta  (1930 - )
Co-founder (with Cesar Chavez) of the United Farm Workers union, which is dedicated to helping immigrant/migrant people of all ages. Huerta is known as a brilliant organizer, speaker, lobbyist, political strategist and human rights advocate.

Helen LaKelly Hunt  (1949 - )
Creative philanthropist who has used her own resources and others to create women's funding institutions. Hunt is Co-founder of the National Network of Women's Funds, and creator of the New York Women's Foundation, the Dallas Women's Foundation, and The Sister Fund, all of which provide resources to support grass roots women's programs and projects.

Swanee Hunt  (1950 - )
Swanee Hunt is the Director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. An internationally recognized expert on foreign affairs and diplomacy, Hunt is heralded for her trailblazing work to increase the participation and inclusion of women in peace processes around the world. She is also President of Hunt Alternatives Fund, a private foundation committed to advancing social change at local, national and global levels.

Zora Neale Hurston   (1891 - 1960)
Novelist, anthropologist and folklorist who contributed greatly to the preservation of African-American folk traditions and to American literature. Hurston's best known works include Their Eyes Were Watching God and her autobiography, Dust Tracks on the Road.

Anne Hutchinson  (1591 - 1643)
Religious leader who insisted on practicing her religious faith as she chose, including holding religious meetings in her home, the first woman in the new world to do so. As a result, she was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.