National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 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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