Inspiring women inducted into Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women will induct five leaders into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. Each honoree inspires women to lead and make a difference in their profession or community.

The inductees this year are Dr. Susan Chambers, who founded a female-focused hospital; 1967 Miss America Jane Jayroe Gamble, the first winner to travel to a combat zone; journalist Joan Gilmore, one of the first female editors; Commissioner Willa Johnson, the first African-American woman elected to Oklahoma City Council; and Chief Kay Rhoades, one of a few women leading a tribe.

– Brenda Jones Barwick, APR, Jones PR