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.

Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 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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