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!

Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 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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