National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
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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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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