National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 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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