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!

Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Rita Rossi Colwell
Born 1934
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 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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