National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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