National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 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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