National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 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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