The Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame induced 10 women into its ranks Oct. 21.
The women honored are Judith “Judy” Caminer, who helped form the Chugach Park Fund; Joaqlin Estus, a pioneering journalist who was a national correspondent for Indian Country Today and news director at KNBA; Katherine Gottlieb, who served 30 years as president and CEO of Southcentral Foundation; Ada (Deluktuk) Blackjack Johnson, a posthumous recipient who was an Arctic explorer who went on an expedition to Wrangell Island in the Arctic Ocean; Lisa Parker, who is president of the statewide Alaska Municipal League; Frances “Fannie” Sedlacek Quigley, also a posthumous awardee, who was a pioneering hostess, hunter and cook (you can read about her in the August 2025 Senior Voice); Sue Sherif, a literacy and library advocate; Rosalyn Singleton, a pediatrician and vaccine advocate; Matilda “Tillie” Kinnon Paul Tamaree, the first Native missionary eduator, Tlingit language and culture advocate (and the great-grandmother of Joaqlin Estus); and Dorothy Urbach, also a posthumous awardee who was a civic leader and businesswoman who co-owned the Urbach’s store in Seward. You can watch the induction ceremony here.
