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How a 1968 Miss America protest propelled the women’s movement into national spotlight
By Karina Bland, USA Today Network, on Oct. 16, 2018 On Sept. 7, 1968, a group of women, maybe 200 in all, from across the country, converged on Atlantic City in New Jersey to protest the 42nd Miss...
1968: While radical feminism boiled, Seneca Falls laid foundation for women’s hall of fame
By Sarah Taddeo, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, on Oct. 18, 2018 While feminist sentiment was boiling over in other parts of the country during 1968, women's rights activism in the western New...
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,...
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...
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...
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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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,...
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...
National Women’s Hall of Fame: Celebrating Extraordinary Women’s Contributions
For Release: April 3, 2019 Seneca Falls, NY - The National Women's Hall of Fame would like to acknowledge the Town of Seneca Falls, NY for its continued support. As we celebrate more than 50 years of honoring great women, we recognize with gratitude the unwavering...
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...
Introducing the 2019 National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees
Gloria Allred: (1941- ) Ms. Allred is a founding partner of the law firm of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg (AM&G). Her firm handles more women’s rights cases than any other private law firm in the nation and has won hundreds of millions of dollars for victims. ...