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!

Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Sheila E. Widnall
Born 1938
Achievements: Education, Government, Science
2003 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
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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