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.

Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 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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