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!

Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
1988 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 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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