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!

Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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Giving Tuesday Now Contest

Hey kids—have you ever thought about which one of our Inductees inspires you the most? It's so hard to choose just one! We would like you to write an essay or draw a picture of an Inductee who...

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Children’s Learning Activities

Families come from all over the country to spend their day learning about the female leaders at the National Women's Hall of Fame. To ensure that the learning about these great women continues, we...

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Fall Street Location is Closed

We will reopen at 1 Canal St in early summer of 2020. Check back for details or follow us on social media. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space!

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News & Events

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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Passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Albright

The National Women’s Hall of Fame is saddened to learn of the passing of 1998 Inductee Madeleine Korbel Albright. “As a refugee whose family fled first from the Nazis and later from the Communists, Secretary Albright represents the highest ideals and aspirations of...

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