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.

Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
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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