National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 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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