National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
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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