National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 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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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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