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.

Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 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

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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