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.

Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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Bayer Offers Tribute to Dr. Blackwell

By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 7th, 2018 Professor of Women’s Studies Betty Bayer joined a panel of distinguished speakers for the unveiling of the historic plaque marking the hospital...

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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

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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