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.

Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee

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NWHF Welcomes New Museum Curator and Educator

NWHF Welcomes New Museum Curator and Educator

  The National Women’s Hall of Fame welcomes Abigail Glogower as Museum Curator and Educator. “We are delighted to have Abby join our Hall staff,” says Jeanne Giovannini, president of the Hall...

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Mother’s Day 2016 Honorees

Mother’s Day 2016 Honorees

Congratulations! We are delighted to honor these special women who have inspired, loved and made us and our little corner of the world a better place. Alicia C. Arn Kathleen Bancroft (In Memory) Jo...

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News & Events

A SmART Event to Benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame

Please join us for a SmART event to benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Visit the truly unique Artisan Works Gallery and studios, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, hear Monroe County historian discuss historical perspecitives of notable Rochester-area women, and...

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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 visibility to such causes as children’s rights, volunteerism and mentoring....

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National Women’s Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees

Invitation to NWHF Inductee announcement Jan. 31,  2017 Contact: Betty M. Bayer, National Women's Hall of Fame (315) 568-8060 Dear Members of the Press and Media, The National Women's Hall of Fame will announce its 2017 inductees at a press event on Tuesday, February...

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