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.

Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 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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