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!

Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 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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