National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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Our current location is closing!

Thank you to all who helped make Induction 2019 a success! We are pleased to announce that National Women’s Hall of Fame will be closing our current location at the end of October. We will reopen at...

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Ginny Ryan: The Keeper of the Flame

A third grade assignment to tell the story of someone else’s life was all it took to hook Ginny Ryan on reporting. At Cardinal Mooney High School and at Buffalo State College, she wrote for the...

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News & Events

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 of achieving personal goals, organizational goals, or a combination of...

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National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director

National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director in advance of 2021 Induction The National Women’s Hall of Fame is pleased to announce Jennifer Gabriel as Executive Director. This successful hire concludes the Hall’s six-month national search for this...

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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 revolutionize diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Together,...

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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 Arts (NMWA). Opened in 1987, the museum promotes a greater awareness...

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