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!

Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 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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