National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 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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