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.

Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 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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Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

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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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