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!

Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 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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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.

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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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