National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 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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