National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 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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