National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 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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