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.

Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 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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