National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 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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Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

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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