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.

Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
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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