Medal of Honor | Meritorious Service Medal (United States) | Meritorious Service Medal | Bronze Star Medal | National Defense Service Medal | Newbery Medal | National Honor Society | Distinguished Service Medal | Air Medal | Brownlow Medal | Distinguished Service Medal (Army) | Defense Superior Service Medal | Ring of Honor | Presidential Medal of Freedom | National Medal of Science | Congressional Gold Medal | Caldecott Medal | Vietnam Service Medal | Commendation Medal | Distinguished Conduct Medal | medal | IRI Medal | Davy Medal | Queen's Police Medal | Military Medal | Medal | Vietnam Campaign Medal | Defense Distinguished Service Medal | Achievement Medal | King's Medal of Merit |
She was the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including Woman of the year (1963), The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (1973), The Justo Sierra Medal from the state of Campeche (1981), The Belisario Dominguez Medal from the Mexican Senate (1985) and the René Cassin prize from the Mexican Tribuna Israelita.