National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee

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Latest Updates

Our current location is closing!

Thank you to all who helped make Induction 2019 a success! We are pleased to announce that National Women’s Hall of Fame will be closing our current location at the end of October. We will reopen at...

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Ginny Ryan: The Keeper of the Flame

A third grade assignment to tell the story of someone else’s life was all it took to hook Ginny Ryan on reporting. At Cardinal Mooney High School and at Buffalo State College, she wrote for the...

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News & Events

Letter from the ED: Dreaming Big in 2022

Dear friends, The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, renewal, and rejuvenation.  It’s also a time to DREAM BIG about how the next 12 months can transform our lives – be that a result of achieving personal goals, organizational goals, or a combination of...

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National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director

National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director in advance of 2021 Induction The National Women’s Hall of Fame is pleased to announce Jennifer Gabriel as Executive Director. This successful hire concludes the Hall’s six-month national search for this...

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The Board and staff at the NWHF are saddened to announce that 2011 Inductee Helen Murry Free has passed away at the age of 98. She was a pioneering chemist who worked alongside her husband to revolutionize diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Together,...

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Wilhelmina Cole Holladay

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened and heartbroken about the passing of 1996 NWHF Inductee, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. Holladay founded and established The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). Opened in 1987, the museum promotes a greater awareness...

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