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.

Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 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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