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.

Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 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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