National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee

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Conversation with Great Women – Sacramento

Conversation with Great Women – Sacramento

The Hall, in association with the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific, was delighted to host a Conversation with Great Women in Sacramento, California. The Conversation featured...

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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

Inductee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Published in New York Times

In the spirit of the Hall’s Oral History Project is an essay adapted from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s (inducted 2002) forthcoming memoir “My own words.” Her essay offers good reminder of how telling women’s history is American history and how histories, as we honor...

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NWHF Featured in Media Coverage of Seneca Falls

The recent Democratic Party presidential nomination of 2005 inductee Hillary Clinton, has brought Seneca Falls and the National Women's Hall of Fame into both the local and national media spotlights! Below are links to some recent interviews and news stories featuring...

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