National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

 

 

Groups welcome!

Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee

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News & Events

Passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Albright

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened to learn of the passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Korbel Albright. “As a refugee whose family fled first from the Nazis and later from the Communists, Secretary Albright represents the highest ideals and aspirations of...

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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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