National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee

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Letter from the ED: Dreaming Big in 2022

Dear friends, The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, renewal, and rejuvenation.  It’s also a time to DREAM BIG about how the next 12 months can transform our lives – be that a result...

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The Board and staff at the NWHF are saddened to announce that 2011 Inductee Helen Murry Free has passed away at the age of 98. She was a pioneering chemist who worked alongside her husband to...

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Wilhelmina Cole Holladay

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened and heartbroken about the passing of 1996 NWHF Inductee, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. Holladay founded and established The National Museum of Women in the...

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News & Events

Letter from the ED: Taking Time to Absorb Hope

Margaret Sánchez turned off her TV for two days following the National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. She wanted time to “absorb the hope.”    I can’t imagine a higher compliment for the National Women’s Hall of Fame and its mission. At our core, we exist to...

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Letter from the ED: Uplifting Women’s Voices

This isn’t the start to the “In Her Words” message I intended to write. This week marks my one year anniversary with the National Women’s Hall of Fame and my first draft began with a reflection from last summer.   Then last Friday, I suffered an injury at home. I’ll...

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Letter from the ED: Every month is Women’s History Month

Dear Friends,  March is Women’s History Month. Black History Month (February), Asian American Heritage Month (May), Pride Month (June), Native American Heritage Month (November) are but a few of the other occasions we have to honor people and communities who have been...

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