The subsequent members of the California Hall of Fame have been introduced – and this time, all the inductees are girls.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom introduced the 18th class inductees on Thursday.
TV cooking legend Julia Child, California’s first poet laureate Ina Donna Coolbrith, Olympian Vicki Manalo Draves, civil rights pioneer Mitsuye Endo, civil rights activist Alice Piper, gorilla conservationist Dian Fossey, and singer Tina Turner shall be honored.
“These trailblazing girls have shattered boundaries, challenged societal norms, and pushed progress that has reworked California and the world,” Siebel Newsom mentioned in an announcement.
Unlike in earlier years, all the inductees have since handed.
“This all-female cohort consists of highly effective girls who stay beloved cultural icons and civil rights luminaries as we speak, really embodying the California spirit,” Gov. Newsom mentioned in an announcement.
Last year’s inductees included former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Judge Thelton Henderson, Chef Helene An, basketball star Cheryll Miller, choreographer Brenda Way, father of the web Vint Cerf, and director Ava Duvernay.
The 2024 induction ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 19 at 6 p.m.
