National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall


 

 

 

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...

read more

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,...

read more

 

 

 

Support the Hall

Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

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.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

As seen on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan

News & Events

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!

read more

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...

read more

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,...

read more

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...

read more