National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 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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