National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

We look forward to welcoming visitors and are planning more stories, exhibits, and moments worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community!

 

Groups welcome!

Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Sandy Stone
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke Inductee Photo
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune Inductee Photo
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall

A few exhibits at the National Women's Hall of Fame

News & Events

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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Helen Murry Free

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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