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!

Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
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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