National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 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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