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!

Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 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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