National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 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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