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.

Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee

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News & Events

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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