The Board of Directors of the National Women's Hall of Fame respectfully requests nominations of outstanding American women to be considered for induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

General Criteria
The mission of the National Women's Hall of Fame is: "To honor in perpetuity those women, citizens of the United States of America, whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value…." Nominees may be living or deceased, but must be citizens of the United States. Their contribution(s) should be of national or global importance and of enduring value.

Instructions and Information
Completed Nomination Forms must be submitted directly to the Hall of Fame (see below). Only nominations submitted on this official Nomination Form will be accepted for review. Nominations will be reviewed for accuracy and compliance by the Hall's Research Committee. Nominations are judged by independent panels of judges, newly recruited every year. The judges panels are composed of distinguished citizens with expertise in one or more of the areas of achievement outlined in the Hall's mission and of representatives from respected, relevant national organizations.

Please type all answers and complete the nomination form in its entirety. Incomplete nomination forms (forms without all requested information) will not be forwarded to the judges for consideration. Your completed form is the primary tool used to determine the merits of each nominee for induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame. If you wish, you may also submit supplementary information in support of a nomination (articles, speeches, letters, etc.). These materials are often helpful and become part of the Hall's permanent and extensive files on notable American women. However, only a completed Nomination Form will be sent on for judging and final selection. Please note that all materials sent with this Nomination Form become the property of the National Women's Hall of Fame and will not be returned.

Nominations will be reviewed and considered on a continuing basis. However, a cut-off date will be set approximately 12-18 months prior to a scheduled induction ceremony. Nominations received after that date will be considered for the following induction.

Click here to fill out the Nominations Form

The National Women's Hall of Fame
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Seneca Falls, New York 13148
Phone: 315.568.8060
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E-mail: greatwomen@greatwomen.org