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.

Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 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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