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National Women's Hall of Fame to announce 2017 inductees

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP)  The National Women's Hall of Fame has chosen 10 women to be inducted this year. 

The class of 2017 will be announced Tuesday in Seneca Falls, the site of the first women's rights convention, where the hall is located. 

The formal induction ceremony is scheduled for September, when the women will join 266 others who have been recognized for their contributions to fields including the arts, athletics, business, education and government. 

Classes are inducted every other year. 

The class of 2015 included dance pioneer Martha Graham, Little Rock Nine member Carlotta Walls LaNier, Feminist Majority founder Eleanor Smeal and 1950s Olympic figure skater Tenley Albright.

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