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.

Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, 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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