National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Wilma L. Vaught
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee

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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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Our current location is closing!

Thank you to all who helped make Induction 2019 a success! We are pleased to announce that National Women’s Hall of Fame will be closing our current location at the end of October. We will reopen at...

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Ginny Ryan: The Keeper of the Flame

A third grade assignment to tell the story of someone else’s life was all it took to hook Ginny Ryan on reporting. At Cardinal Mooney High School and at Buffalo State College, she wrote for the...

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News & Events

Letter from the ED: Dreaming Big in 2022

Dear friends, The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, renewal, and rejuvenation.  It’s also a time to DREAM BIG about how the next 12 months can transform our lives – be that a result of achieving personal goals, organizational goals, or a combination of...

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National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director

National Women’s Hall of Fame appoints Executive Director in advance of 2021 Induction The National Women’s Hall of Fame is pleased to announce Jennifer Gabriel as Executive Director. This successful hire concludes the Hall’s six-month national search for this...

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The Board and staff at the NWHF are saddened to announce that 2011 Inductee Helen Murry Free has passed away at the age of 98. She was a pioneering chemist who worked alongside her husband to revolutionize diagnostic testing in the laboratory and at home. Together,...

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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 Arts (NMWA). Opened in 1987, the museum promotes a greater awareness...

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