National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 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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