National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 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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