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!

Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Allie B. Latimer
Born 1931
Achievements: Government
2009 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Emma Smith DeVoe
Born 1848
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 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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