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!

Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 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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