The National Women’s Hall of Fame inducts its 2026 cohort

Ten women were recently inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for their various achievements in foreign relations, human rights advocacy, literature, and other community-oriented work. Among the new inductees are names such as Audre Lorde, a poet and social activist who co-founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, and S. Monha Sinha, CEO of international human rights nonprofit Equality Now. The National Women’s Hall of Fame inducts new honorees biennially.