National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 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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