National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 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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