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!

Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 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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