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!

Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
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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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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