National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 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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