National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee

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News & Events

National Women’s Hall of Fame announces 2024 Inductees

Ten women will comprise the first class of Inductees to be honored at a nationally broadcast Induction Ceremony in New York City The National Women's Hall of Fame, the nation's first and oldest nonprofit dedicated to honoring distinguished American women, is honored...

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An open letter to our Seneca Falls community

To our cherished Seneca Falls community,   News has broken, and by now you know that the National Women’s Hall of Fame plans to hold the 2024 Induction Ceremony in New York City in March. I knew this venue change would be met with mixed feelings in the community....

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What is a hall of fame?

What is a hall of fame? I asked Google. “A hall of fame is a type of museum where people can see things relating to famous people who are connected with a particular area of activity.” I beg to differ. Here’s why. The National Women’s Hall of Fame recognizes women who...

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Why Do We Need A National Women’s Hall of Fame?

In 1969, Shirley Hartley was horrified to learn that less than 10% of the honorees in the Hall of Great Americans were women. This revelation ignited a movement to create a National Women's Hall of Fame that honors women whose contributions span the arts, athletics,...

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