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.

Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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