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!

Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 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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