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!

Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Margaret Fuller
Born 1810
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Mary McLeod Bethune
Born 1875
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 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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