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.

Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 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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