National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 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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2017 Induction Weekend

2017 Induction Weekend

Save the Date! The 2017 National Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place September 15, 16 & 17, 2017 in Seneca Falls, NY. More details to come.

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News & Events

Induction Weekend Experience

By Pam Sherman When we moved to Rochester 15 years ago, my husband told me about this amazing event that takes place every two years in Seneca Falls. The National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is all about lessons in both women’s history and women in...

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2017 Inductee Interviews

WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it, which is a wonderful naiveté,” said Aimee Mullins. “Most people have it...

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Embracing curiosity, facing the world

By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times August’s summer light is giving way to September’s fall equinox in the Finger Lakes. It’s a great time to turn attention to all the things that make this world revolve to illuminate different — and sometimes new —...

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