National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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Calling All Storytellers & Artists

July is the anniversary of the first ever Women’s Rights Convention which took place in Seneca Falls on July 19th, 1848. This July, the 20th – 22nd, we celebrate Convention Days: 170 years since the...

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Wondering What’s Going On at the Mill?

Wonder no more! Starting this Wednesday, July 11th at 12 o’clock noon, the National Women’s Hall of Fame will begin hosting Live Facebook Mill Updates every other Wednesday! Join us as our Gilbane...

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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

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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