National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

We look forward to welcoming visitors and are planning more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community!

 

Groups welcome!

Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee

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A few exhibits at the National Women's Hall of Fame

News & Events

Letter from the ED: Uplifting Women’s Voices

This isn’t the start to the “In Her Words” message I intended to write. This week marks my one year anniversary with the National Women’s Hall of Fame and my first draft began with a reflection from last summer.   Then last Friday, I suffered an injury at home. I’ll...

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Letter from the ED: Every month is Women’s History Month

Dear Friends,  March is Women’s History Month. Black History Month (February), Asian American Heritage Month (May), Pride Month (June), Native American Heritage Month (November) are but a few of the other occasions we have to honor people and communities who have been...

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Passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Albright

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened to learn of the passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Korbel Albright. “As a refugee whose family fled first from the Nazis and later from the Communists, Secretary Albright represents the highest ideals and aspirations of...

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