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!

Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 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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