Most of the 18 women to be inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame Wednesday, Oct. 17, will start the day with the tradition of visits to Cleveland Municipal Schools.

Students at 16 area middle schools and a high school will hear about the women's lives, accomplishments, successes and challenges.

The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding contributions that Ohio women have made to their communities, state and nation. Members come from all walks of life; each has demonstrated a commitment to excellence, achievement and service to others.

The inductees, members and representatives, and the schools they will visit from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.:

Rebecca Boreczky, community volunteer and mobilizer of resources ? Wilbur Wright
Karon Tomlinson, representing early suffragist Frances Jennings Casement ? Charles Lake
Dr. Lucille G. Ford, renowned educator, author and economist ? Cleveland School of the Arts
Susan F. Gray, environmentalist, historian and educator ? Hannah Gibbons
Kathleen V. Harrison, decorated Marine lieutenant colonel ? Nathaniel Hawthorne
Janet E. Jackson, Franklin County City Attorney and former judge ? Central
Ruth Davis, friend of Dottie "Kammie" Kamenshek women's professional baseball player ? Carl Shuler
Irene Duhart Long, M.D., NASA Kennedy Space Center chief medical officer ? Garret Morgan
Martha Shorts MacDonell, community advocate and arts innovator ? H.B. Booker
Sister Mary Andrew Matesich, former Ohio Dominican College President ? Mary B. Martin
Dr. Maria Sexton, women's collegiate sports visionary and coach ? Halle
Georgeta Blebea Washington, internationally known Romanian-American cultural advocate ? Olmsted Falls High School
Yvonne Pointer, founder of Positive Plus and Hall of Fame member ? Harry E. Davis
Grace L. Drake, former Ohio Senator and Hall of Fame member ? Forest Hills Parkway
Kathy Kapossy-Palasics, broadcaster and Hall of Fame member ? Charles Elliot
Ursuline College representative, for Sister Dorothy Kazel, a missionary murdered in El Salvador ? Luis Munoz Marin

The Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, established in 1978, is administered by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

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