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!

Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 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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