National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee

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News & Events

Passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Albright

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened to learn of the passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Korbel Albright. “As a refugee whose family fled first from the Nazis and later from the Communists, Secretary Albright represents the highest ideals and aspirations of...

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Letter from the ED: Dreaming Big in 2022

Dear friends, The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, renewal, and rejuvenation.  It’s also a time to DREAM BIG about how the next 12 months can transform our lives – be that a result of achieving personal goals, organizational goals, or a combination of...

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National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director

National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director in advance of 2021 Induction The National Women’s Hall of Fame is pleased to announce Jennifer Gabriel as Executive Director. This successful hire concludes the Hall’s six-month national search for this...

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The Board and staff at the NWHF are saddened to announce that 2011 Inductee Helen Murry Free has passed away at the age of 98. She was a pioneering chemist who worked alongside her husband to revolutionize diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Together,...

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