Every two years, an independent panel of Kansas City community leaders selects local women of significance for the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame.
今年，该委员会再次寻求与堪萨斯城地区有显著联系的女性提名，这些女性在历史上或最近在各自的工作领域做出了重要而持久的贡献。
The nomination form and full directions for making a nomination are available at /starrhalloffame/directions.asp. 提交完整提名包的截止日期为6月30日。
名人堂已经吸纳了37名堪萨斯城女性，其中一半是死后入选的。 Members of this select group include philanthropists, business executives, women’s and civil rights activists, political leaders and more. The list of inductees and their bios can be found at /starrhalloffame/hall.asp.
The Women’s Hall of Fame is named after Martha Jane Phillips Starr. 斯塔尔是堪萨斯城的慈善家和女权领袖，她是堪萨斯大学董事会最早的女性成员之一。 She played an important role in establishing the university’s Women's Council and the Graduate Assistance Fund, which today provides financial assistance to female students. 威尼斯人娱乐城’s annual Starr Symposium is named after and endowed by her.
斯塔尔于2011年去世，享年104岁。
斯塔尔女性名人堂是由她的家人、斯塔尔教育委员会和斯塔尔兴趣领域基金资助的。 It is also supported by 26 leading women’s organizations throughout Kansas City.