National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee

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News & Events

NWHF Featured in Media Coverage of Seneca Falls

The recent Democratic Party presidential nomination of 2005 inductee Hillary Clinton, has brought Seneca Falls and the National Women's Hall of Fame into both the local and national media spotlights! Below are links to some recent interviews and news stories featuring...

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NWHF Curator and Educator Speaking in Chicago

NWHF Curator and Educator Abigail Glogower will be in Chicago this week presenting at a pre-conference meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Entitled Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and...

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NWHF Welcomes New Museum Curator and Educator

  The National Women’s Hall of Fame welcomes Abigail Glogower as Museum Curator and Educator. “We are delighted to have Abby join our Hall staff,” says Jeanne Giovannini, president of the Hall board. She adds: “Abby’s excellent educational credentials, relevant...

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Mother’s Day 2016 Honorees

Congratulations! We are delighted to honor these special women who have inspired, loved and made us and our little corner of the world a better place. Alicia C. Arn Kathleen Bancroft (In Memory) Jo Bero Agnes Bonafiglia Dr. Gloria Cohen Mrs. Delia F. Comer (In Memory)...

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