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!

Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 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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