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!

Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Sally Ride
Born 1951
Achievements: Science
1988 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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