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.

Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 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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