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!

Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 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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