National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Constance Baker Motley
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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