National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Mary Mahoney
Born 1845
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 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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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.

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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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