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!

Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 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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