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!

Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 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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