National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 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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