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!

Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Maria Mitchell
Born 1818
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
Born 1813
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 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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