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!

Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 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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