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.

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 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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