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.

Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 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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