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.

Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 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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