Four Delaware women honored
Four women inducted into Delaware Women Hall of Fame. The 32nd annual Hall of Fame ceremony will be held tonight at the Hilton Hotel in Christiana at 6:30 p.m. This year’s inductees are Beatrice “Bebe” Coker, an advocate for civil rights, the arts and education; Patricia Maichle, advocate for persons with disabilities and addictions; Dr. Wilma Mishoe, an educator and community organizer; and the Honorable Jane Richards Roth, a federal judge and former courtroom litigator. To date, 125 women have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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