National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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Women in Wine

Join us on August 31 for this year's Confluence Dinner, a spirited evening on the Seneca Falls waterfront featuring women producers and artists of the Finger Lakes, including cider makers, chefs,...

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Imagine the Conversation Contest Winner!

We asked you to Imagine the Conversation that inspired this statue, when Amelia Bloomer introduced Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. You all certainly delivered, and we received dozens of...

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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.

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News & Events

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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National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Sept. 14, 2019

For Immediate Release: Celebrating Extraordinary Women’s Contributions Seneca Falls, NY: - In celebration of the 100th year anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote in NY, The National Women's Hall of Fame will host a weekend celebrating the achievements of American Women...

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