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.

Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 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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