National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 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.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

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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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