National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee

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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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Building benches to benefit the Hall

By Hammerstone School Did you know that the historic town of Seneca Falls, NY is just up the road from Hammerstone? This is where the first Women’s Rights Convention was held, an effort which ultimately led to the winning of women’s suffrage. While women have gained...

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