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.

Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 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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