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.

Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 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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