National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 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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