National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 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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2017 Induction Weekend

2017 Induction Weekend

Save the Date! The 2017 National Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place September 15, 16 & 17, 2017 in Seneca Falls, NY. More details to come.

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News & Events

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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2017 Inductee Interviews

WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it, which is a wonderful naiveté,” said Aimee Mullins. “Most people have it...

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Embracing curiosity, facing the world

By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times August’s summer light is giving way to September’s fall equinox in the Finger Lakes. It’s a great time to turn attention to all the things that make this world revolve to illuminate different — and sometimes new —...

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