Michelle Obama to Be Inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame – Here’s the Full List
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 11: First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama speaks during a panel discussion at Glamour Hosts "A Brighter Future: A Global Conversation on Girls' Education" with First Lady Michelle Obama at The Newseum on October 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Glamour)
Former first lady Michelle Obama will leads the roster of women getting inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2021.
In addition to Obama, others being inducted include U.S. soccer great Mia Hamm; science-fiction writer Octavia Butler; former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi; Rebecca Halstead, the U.S. Military Academy’s first female graduate; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; 20th-century abolitionist Emily Howland; and artists Joy Harjo and Judy Chicago.
Johnson, Butler and Howland will be inducted posthumously.
Check out a gallery of some of the nominees below!
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