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!

Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall


 

 

 

Latest Updates

Introducing the 2017 NWHF Inductees

The Honorable Matilda Raffa Cuomo (1931-   ) A dedicated advocate for women, children and families, Matilda Raffa Cuomo has lead state, national and international initiatives that heightened...

read more

Support the Hall

Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

Your donation to the National Women’s Hall of Fame helps preserve and share the legacies of American women whose courage, vision, and leadership have transformed our history. From groundbreaking exhibits to educational programs that empower future generations, your gift fuels our mission to honor the past and light the way forward.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

As seen on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan

News & Events

Induction Weekend Experience

By Pam Sherman When we moved to Rochester 15 years ago, my husband told me about this amazing event that takes place every two years in Seneca Falls. The National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction ceremony is all about lessons in both women’s history and women in...

read more

2017 Inductee Interviews

WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it, which is a wonderful naiveté,” said Aimee Mullins. “Most people have it...

read more