National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 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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