National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 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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Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

Your donation to the National Women’s Hall of Fame helps preserve and share the legacies of American women whose courage, vision, and leadership have transformed our history. From groundbreaking exhibits to educational programs that empower future generations, your gift fuels our mission to honor the past and light the way forward.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

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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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