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!

Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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