Maggie Walz Among Those Inducted To Michigan’s Women’s Hall Of Fame

A famous woman in Copper Country history and U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller leads a new group of inductees into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

The Michigan women’s Historical Center has announced that Miller is among a group of new inductees that also includes Jocelyn Benson, Dean of the Wayne State University Law School; former broadcaster Sue Carter; consumer advocate Esther Shapiro; social worker Linda Woods of Traverse City; and former state Representative Maxine Berman of West Bloomfield.

Miller was the first woman elected secretary of state in Michigan and one of only three women elected to both Michigan state government and Congress.

The historical center also announced four historical inductees—including Maggie Walz of Calumet.

Walz was an independent businesswoman in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

She was also a leader in women’s issues and a pioneer of social welfare.

She built the Walz Building on Pine Street in Calumet—a three story structure that was once considered the commercial center of the Finnish Community in Calumet.

Janet C. Cooper of Detroit, Mabel White Holmes of Chelsea and Myra Wolfgang of Detroit were also inducted.

The Philip A. Hart Award, presented to a man who has demonstrated understanding and support of women’s issues and concerns, will be given to Presiding Judge of Genesee County Family Court David Newblatt.

To learn more about Maggie Walz, click here: http://www.nps.gov/kewe/learn/historyculture/maggie-walz.htm