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!

Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 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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