National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 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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