National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 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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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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