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March is Women’s History Month, a time when local, national and international leaders examine the profound, yet often unsung impact women have had on the course of events. Hillsborough County used the observance to establish a Women’s Hall of Fame that celebrates local women who fought against unfair social and political barriers.

Harvard historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich coined the well-known phrase “well-behaved women seldom make history.” She wrote it in a scholarly article about Purita...