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.

Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 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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