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!

Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
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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