National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 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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