National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee

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News & Events

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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Giving Tuesday Now Contest

Hey kids—have you ever thought about which one of our Inductees inspires you the most? It's so hard to choose just one! We would like you to write an essay or draw a picture of an Inductee who inspires you and describe why she is inspiring. To participate, use one of...

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