National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
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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