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.

Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 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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