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.

Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

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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