National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee

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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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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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