National Women’s Hall of Fame
1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls
Tuesday – Saturday
11am – 4pm
(Closed Sunday and Monday)
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The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.
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Latest Updates
HWS Artists Donate to National Women’s Hall of Fame Auction
By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 5th, 2017 Regional artists and craftspeople, including several HWS faculty members, will be featured in “A SmART Event,” an art auction to benefit the...
Girls CAN do sports: Women’s Hall hosts panel discussion about female athletics
By David L. Shaw on May 12, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — The physical, emotional and personal benefits of women and girls participating in exercise and sports was emphasized by a panel of...
Work continues on renovating old mill for the Women’s Hall of Fame
By David L. Shaw on May 9, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — The first floor of the new National Women’s Hall of Fame is targeted to open in 2018. However, for that to happen, NWHF officials...
A SmART Event to Benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Please join us for a SmART event to benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Visit the truly unique Artisan Works Gallery and studios, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, hear Monroe County historian...
261 cheers for No. 261: Marathoner Switzer revolutionized running for women
By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times There are likely more than 261 ways to recognize and say thanks to Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register and run in the Boston Marathon in...
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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News & Events
Bayer Offers Tribute to Dr. Blackwell
By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 7th, 2018 Professor of Women’s Studies Betty Bayer joined a panel of distinguished speakers for the unveiling of the historic plaque marking the hospital founded by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell Class of 1849, the first woman in...
Betty Bayer to speak at NY State Cultural Heritage Conference
Betty Bayer to speak at NY State Cultural Heritage Conference. Join us in Geneva, NY, June 6th. NYCHTN 8th ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE FEET THROUGH THE DOOR AND MORE Place: Hobart William Smith College, Pultney St, Geneva Vandervort Room in Schandling Center which is...
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...
400 AND COUNTING: Seneca Falls woman honored for marathon fundraising
By Susan Clark Porter on March 4, 2018, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — When Cathy Troisi lined up for her first Boston Marathon in 1995, little did she know she’d still be at it more than two decades later at the age of 71. This year’s marathon on April 16 will...
Women Who Transformed the Landscape of America in Enduring Ways
By Meredith Holmes Every two years, the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, where the first Women’s Rights Convention was held in 1848, recognizes American women of exceptional accomplishment. The Hall has inducted 276 women, both contemporary and...