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!

Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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Support the Hall

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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