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.

Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
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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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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