by WOH Manager | Jan 11, 2019 | Inductee News
Bernice Resnick Sandler Dr. Bernice “Bunny” Sandler, the “Godmother of Title IX,” died peacefully at her home in Washington, DC, on Saturday January 5, 2019. She was 90. A high-spirited and highly effective advocate for women’s equality for more than 50 years, Dr....
by WOH Manager | Dec 17, 2018
Please join us as we proudly announce the 2019 Inductees to the National Women’s Hall of Fame and present the prestigious Keeper of the Flame Award to two outstanding advocates of women: Gail Riggs, Ph.D. CEO and head of design for the Abigail Riggs Collection and...
by WOH Manager | Apr 28, 2017 | Hall News
By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times There are likely more than 261 ways to recognize and say thanks to Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register and run in the Boston Marathon in 1967. Her bib number 261 will long reign as a sign of revolutionizing...
by WOH Manager | May 24, 2016 | Hall News
On May 7th, 2016 Seneca Falls was the site of an exciting new event for runners, history buffs, and their friends: The inaugural Right To Run 19K/5K. Open to men, women, and children, there were 1026 participants this first year!! (the 19K is a nod to the 19th...
by WOH Manager | Oct 3, 2015
Tenley Albright is the first American woman to win a world figure skating championship and is the first winner of figure skating’s “triple crown”, capturing the World, North American, and United States ladies figure skating titles in a single year. In 1956, she became...
