National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee

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Introducing the 2017 NWHF Inductees

The Honorable Matilda Raffa Cuomo (1931-   ) A dedicated advocate for women, children and families, Matilda Raffa Cuomo has lead state, national and international initiatives that heightened...

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The Hall Mourns Congresswoman Louise Slaughter

1929-2018 Long-time friend and colleague of National Women’s Hall of Fame, Louise Slaughter will long be remembered and honored for her steady and true leadership. In Louise Slaughter we have a woman whose leadership stood on the ground of history while shaping a more...

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Induction Weekend Experience

By Pam Sherman When we moved to Rochester 15 years ago, my husband told me about this amazing event that takes place every two years in Seneca Falls. The National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is all about lessons in both women’s history and women in...

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