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Michelle Obama to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
By Shirin Ali, CNN
Updated 12:45 PM ET, Tue March 9, 2021
(CNN)Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame this year.
The organization announced its nine-member Class of 2021 on Monday. Along with Obama, it includes soccer icon Mia Hamm, NASA's first African American female engineer Katherine Johnson and PepsiCo's first female CEO, Indra Nooyi.
This year's edition of the biennial induction ceremony will take place on October 2 in-person, with Covid-19 protocols, at the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. A free live stream of the ceremony will be available.
The National Women's Hall of Fame relies on the public to nominate women who have been important in defining American history -- and those nominations are sent to a panel which picks the inductees..................................
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(113,259 posts)consider cross-posting this in Women's Rights And Issues? Thanks in advance.
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(15,325 posts)It's been an honor to know you & you are truly a rare gift to America & the World.
Welcome to the distinguished club, where the honor is earned by the works you do & the battles you've weathered.
WE LOVE YOU MICHELE OBAMA
Advocate, author, lawyer, and 44th First Lady of the United Statesthe first Black person to serve in the roleMichelle Obama has emerged as one of the most influential and iconic women of the 21st century," NWHF said in a press release about the 2021 inductees.
NWHF praised Obama for creating the several programs as first lady, including the Let's Move! program that focused on ending childhood obesity, the Joining Forces organization for veterans, which she lead with current first lady Dr. Jill Biden and Let Girls Learn, which supported girls' education around the world.
She joins Sec Clinton & many more of profound influence
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