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.

Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 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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