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!

Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Annie Oakley
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 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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