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!

Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 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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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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