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!

Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee

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Latest Updates

NWHF Welcomes New Museum Curator and Educator

NWHF Welcomes New Museum Curator and Educator

  The National Women’s Hall of Fame welcomes Abigail Glogower as Museum Curator and Educator. “We are delighted to have Abby join our Hall staff,” says Jeanne Giovannini, president of the Hall...

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Mother’s Day 2016 Honorees

Mother’s Day 2016 Honorees

Congratulations! We are delighted to honor these special women who have inspired, loved and made us and our little corner of the world a better place. Alicia C. Arn Kathleen Bancroft (In Memory) Jo...

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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.

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News & Events

Walls coming down at former Seneca Knitting Mill

By David L. Shaw on May 29, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — Demolition of former Seneca Knitting Mill structures on both sides of the limestone building that will be the new home of the National Women’s Hall of Fame is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday. Crews from...

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A SmART Event to Benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame

Please join us for a SmART event to benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Visit the truly unique Artisan Works Gallery and studios, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, hear Monroe County historian discuss historical perspecitives of notable Rochester-area women, and...

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