National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Born 1915
Achievements: Business
2013 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall


 

 

 

Latest Updates


Support the Hall

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.

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

As seen on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan

News & Events

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...

read more

NWHF Curator and Educator Speaking in Chicago

NWHF Curator and Educator Abigail Glogower will be in Chicago this week presenting at a pre-conference meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Entitled Information and Artifactual Literacies: Engaging Minds in Libraries and...

read more