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.

Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee

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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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