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.

Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 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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