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.

Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
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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