In August, America will mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, when women gained the legal right to vote. In commemoration of this occasion, the USA TODAY Network is naming 10 American women from all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, who have made significant contributions to their respective states and country, as Women of the Century.
Arizona’s complete list includes:
- Sandra Day O’Connor - First woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice
- Jean Fairfax - Educator, civil rights worker, community organizer and philanthropist
- Polly Rosenbaum - Arizona’s longest-serving state lawmaker
- Gabrielle Giffords - Youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona state Senate
- Terri Cruz - Community and civil rights leader
- Annie Dodge Wauneka - Tribal leader of the Navajo Nation and public health activist
- Diane Enos - Former president of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
- Frances Willard Munds - Leading voice for women’s suffrage and the first female Arizona state senator
- Pearl Tang - First female Chinese American doctor in Arizona
- Linda Ronstadt - Music icon who spanned genres of folk, country, rock, pop, Latin and opera