Former first lady Michelle Obama to be inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
- National Women's Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2021 on Monday
- Michelle Obama was the first Black person to serve as the first lady of the US
- The organisation said, Obama is "a strong advocate for women and girls" in the US
Former United States first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year.
On Monday, the organisation announced a nine-membered Class of 2021.
Along with Obama, soccer legend Mia Hamm, NASA’s first African American female engineer Katherine Johnson and PepsiCo’s first female CEO, Indra Nooyi will also be inducted.
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For the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the public gets to nominate women who have been important in defining American history.
The nominations are then sent to a panel that picks the inductees.
As the first lady of the United States and the first Black person to serve in the role, Obama “has emerged as one of the most influential and iconic women of the 21st century,” according to a statement on the organisation’s website.
Obama has established herself as “a strong advocate for women and girls” in the US and around the world, the statement opined.
During her time in the White House, Obama created ‘Let’s Move!’, a program aimed at ending childhood obesity; the Reach Higher Initiative, which seeks to help students in exploring job opportunities; and Joining Forces, an initiative she led with current first lady Jill Biden, which supports service members, veterans and military families.
The statement inferred that as a First Lady, Michelle Obama helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, transforming the White House into the “People’s House.’
In 2018, Obama released her first memoir, “Becoming.” The book sold millions of copies worldwide and an audio version earned its author a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
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The 57-year-old launched her own podcast In July 2020 named “The Michelle Obama Podcast,” which features deep conversations with friends and family on how relationships shape who we are.
Even amid the pandemic, the 2021 edition of the biennial induction ceremony is set to take place on October 2 in-person, however, with COVID-19 protocols in place, at the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.
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