National Women’s Hall of Fame
1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls
Tuesday – Saturday
11am – 4pm
(Closed Sunday and Monday)
Groups welcome!
The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.
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Latest Updates
2019 National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees to Be Announced On International Women’s Day in NYC
“Keeper of the Flame” award to be presented to Gail Riggs NEW YORK, NY – The National Women’s Hall of Fame will announce the 2019 class of Inductees on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8,...
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...
National Women’s Hall of Fame wins Main Street grant for knitting mill project
Sarah Taddeo, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 9:25 a.m. ET Nov. 23, 2018 | Updated 5:14 p.m. ET Nov. 23, 2018 The National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls will soon open a new...
Students at Alverno College in WI portray Inductees in fictionalized podcast interviews
Alverno College students, as part of their upper level Women and Leadership course, worked with the Hall to create Inductee podcasts for their midterm exam. Alverno College is a private Catholic...
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...
How a 1968 Miss America protest propelled the women’s movement into national spotlight
By Karina Bland, USA Today Network, on Oct. 16, 2018 On Sept. 7, 1968, a group of women, maybe 200 in all, from across the country, converged on Atlantic City in New Jersey to protest the 42nd Miss...
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Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.
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News & Events
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 inspires you and describe why she is inspiring. To participate, use one of...
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....
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!
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...
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,...