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.

Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
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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