National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee

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Latest Updates

Hall Mourns Bernice “Bunny” Sandler

Bernice Resnick Sandler Dr. Bernice “Bunny” Sandler, the “Godmother of Title IX,” died peacefully at her home in Washington, DC, on Saturday January 5, 2019. She was 90. A high-spirited and highly...

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2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets

By National Trust for Historic Preservation on Oct. 29, 2018 In 2018, the National Trust, American Express, and Main Street America headed back to Main Street for our annual Partners in Preservation...

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News & Events

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 are providing online activities for families, students, and educators....

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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 1 Canal St in spring of 2020. Check back for details or follow us on...

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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 school papers and worked at the campus radio and television stations,...

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Welcome our newest 2019 Inductee Diane von Furstenberg!

Icon of Fashion Design and Philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer, philanthropist, and Founder and Chairman of the company that bears her name. In 1974, she debuted her iconic wrap dress, which became a symbol of power and independence for women...

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