National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 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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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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