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!

Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 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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