National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Bernice Resnick Sandler
Born 1928
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Geraldine Ferraro
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Lucretia Mott
Born 1793
Achievements: Humanities
1983 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 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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Bayer Offers Tribute to Dr. Blackwell

By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 7th, 2018 Professor of Women’s Studies Betty Bayer joined a panel of distinguished speakers for the unveiling of the historic plaque marking the hospital...

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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

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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