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The National Women’s Hall of Fame is the nation’s oldest membership organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating the achievements of distinguished American women. The Hall uses the stories of its Inductees as tools for inspiration, innovation and imagination. A not-for-profit educational institution, its programs include Induction Weekend, educational programs, and special exhibits and events.

This Labor Day, we recognize the women who have helped make fairness in the workplace a national priority.After discover...
09/07/2026

This Labor Day, we recognize the women who have helped make fairness in the workplace a national priority.

After discovering she had been paid significantly less than male colleagues doing the same work, Lilly Ledbetter turned her experience with pay discrimination into a national fight for change. Her advocacy found a powerful ally in fellow Hall inductee Nancy Pelosi, who helped champion legislation bearing Ledbetter’s name through Congress.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became the first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2009, strengthening workers’ ability to challenge pay discrimination.

Their work together is a reminder of what Labor Day represents: generations of workers and advocates pushing for greater fairness, opportunity and dignity at work.

Marie Tharp mapped a world no one could see and changed how we understand the planet.Working with sonar data collected a...
09/06/2026

Marie Tharp mapped a world no one could see and changed how we understand the planet.

Working with sonar data collected at sea, Tharp painstakingly charted the ocean floor by hand. Her maps revealed a vast landscape of mountains, valleys and a continuous mid-ocean ridge stretching more than 40,000 miles around the globe. The discovery provided critical evidence for plate tectonics, revolutionizing the field of geology.

Tharp made these breakthroughs while barred from research ships because she was a woman, and her early findings were dismissed as “girl talk.” Today, she is recognized as one of the 20th century’s greatest cartographers.

Join us September 24 as we honor Tharp as a historic member of the 2026 Inductee Class.

Learn more and purchase tickets for Induction 2026 at womenofthehall.org/induction-2026

Where a girl is born should not determine her rights or her future. S. Mona Sinha has spent more than 25 years working t...
09/05/2026

Where a girl is born should not determine her rights or her future. S. Mona Sinha has spent more than 25 years working to make that vision a reality.

As CEO of Equality Now, Sinha leads global efforts to reform laws that discriminate against women and girls. Throughout her career in philanthropy, advocacy and social enterprise, she has supported more than 90 social justice organizations and helped build coalitions that turn bold ideas into measurable progress. Under her leadership, Equality Now has contributed to changes in more than 135 laws around the world.

On September 24, we will welcome Sinha into the National Women’s Hall of Fame as a member of the 2026 Inductee Class.

Learn more and purchase tickets for Induction 2026 at womenofthehall.org/induction-2026

Gloria Steinem, fearless feminist leader, journalist and Hall inductee, leaves a lasting legacy of courage, advocacy and...
09/03/2026

Gloria Steinem, fearless feminist leader, journalist and Hall inductee, leaves a lasting legacy of courage, advocacy and progress for women around the world.

As co-founder of Ms. magazine, Steinem brought women’s experiences into public conversation, challenging assumptions about whose stories mattered. As an activist, she championed reproductive freedom, equal pay and women’s right to shape their own lives.

She continued writing, speaking and encouraging others to take action into her 90s. As she wrote in Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions: “I’m keeping my torch, thank you very much — and I’m using it to light the torches of others.”

We’re grateful for the many lives she illuminated, and proud to honor her place in women’s history.

Dr. Georgeanna Emory Seegar Jones helped expand the possibilities of parenthood through groundbreaking advances in ferti...
09/02/2026

Dr. Georgeanna Emory Seegar Jones helped expand the possibilities of parenthood through groundbreaking advances in fertility medicine.

A pioneering reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Jones spent decades studying the causes of infertility and developing treatments. She established the first in vitro fertilization program in the United States while working alongside her husband, Dr. Howard W. Jones Jr. Their work led to the nation’s first successful IVF birth in 1981, a milestone that transformed reproductive medicine.

Join us September 24 as we honor Dr. Jones’s lasting contributions as a historic member of the 2026 Inductee Class.

Learn more and purchase tickets for Induction 2026: womenofthehall.org/induction-2026

Harriet Jacobs risked everything to tell the truth about slavery as she experienced it.Born into slavery in North Caroli...
09/01/2026

Harriet Jacobs risked everything to tell the truth about slavery as she experienced it.

Born into slavery in North Carolina, Jacobs spent nearly seven years hidden in a crawl space above her grandmother’s home before escaping to the North. She later published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, becoming the first formerly enslaved African American woman to publish a full-length autobiography.

Jacobs later served as an activist and relief worker during the Civil War, supporting people who had escaped slavery and helping establish a school for newly freed children.

This September, Jacobs will join the National Women’s Hall of Fame as a historic member of the 2026 Inductee Class.

Learn more and purchase tickets: https://www.womenofthehall.org/induction-2026/

On August 31, 1962, Fannie Lou Hamer joined 17 fellow activists on a bus to the courthouse in Indianola, Mississippi, de...
08/31/2026

On August 31, 1962, Fannie Lou Hamer joined 17 fellow activists on a bus to the courthouse in Indianola, Mississippi, determined to exercise a right that had been denied to Black Americans for generations: the right to vote.

That single trip changed the course of her life. Although she was prevented from registering that day, Hamer refused to be intimidated. She became one of the nation's most influential voting rights leaders, helping organize communities, challenge systemic barriers, and inspire others to demand the rights they were promised.

Her story is a reminder that history is often shaped by ordinary people who choose to take one courageous step, even when the outcome is uncertain.

Millions of women and girls have benefited from Title IX. Edith S. Green helped make it possible.During 10 terms in the ...
08/30/2026

Millions of women and girls have benefited from Title IX. Edith S. Green helped make it possible.

During 10 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Green became one of Congress’s most influential voices on education, earning the nickname “Mrs. Education.” She played a pivotal role in developing and passing Title IX and helped shape the National Defense Education Act, the Higher Education Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. She also championed equal pay, advancing opportunity for women in classrooms and workplaces alike.

Green’s legislative legacy continues to shape American education more than 50 years later. We look forward to honoring her as a historic member of the 2026 Inductee Class on September 24.

Learn more and purchase tickets for Induction 2026: womenofthehall.org/induction-2026/

08/29/2026

Temple Grandin has spent her career showing the world the value of thinking differently.

Born August 29, 1947, Grandin drew on her visual way of thinking to transform livestock handling systems, designing more humane approaches that reduce fear and stress in animals. As an author, educator and outspoken autism advocate, she has also helped broaden public understanding of neurodiversity and championed the different ways people learn, work and contribute.

In honor of the 2017 Hall inductee’s birthday, hear Grandin reflect on the experiences and ideas that have shaped her groundbreaking work.

Throughout August 1917, suffragists intensified their demand for voting rights outside the White House.On August 14, Vir...
08/28/2026

Throughout August 1917, suffragists intensified their demand for voting rights outside the White House.

On August 14, Virginia Arnold held the now-iconic “Kaiser Wilson” banner, challenging President Woodrow Wilson to reconcile his calls for democracy abroad with the disenfranchisement of 20 million American women.

Two weeks later, on August 28, 10 members of the National Woman’s Party were arrested while continuing the picket. Charged with obstructing traffic, they received sentences ranging from 15 to 30 days.

Neither hostile crowds nor imprisonment silenced the suffragists. They kept returning to the White House, forcing the nation to confront the distance between its democratic ideals and the rights afforded to women.

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