Among the 2018 inductees to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame is Adela Hernandez Gonzmart. Adela was known as “the queen of Ybor City” and served as the figurehead and supreme hostess at the world-famous Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City until her death in 2001.
Women’s History Month
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National Women’s History Month was created to highlight the many unsung female figures in our nation’s history. Each of us has benefited from contributions made by women who have helped to build and protect America.
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Many of us take our right to vote for granted. For women, the legal right to vote was a long-fought battle that lasted for many decades.
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You have probably walked past it a million times in the Capitol. A wall with the pictures of women who have been inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.