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!

Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 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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