National Women’s Hall of Fame
1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls
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(Closed Sunday and Monday)
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Women Who Transformed the Landscape of America in Enduring Ways
By Meredith Holmes Every two years, the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, where the first Women’s Rights Convention was held in 1848, recognizes American women of exceptional...
Connections: Celebrating new inductees to the National Women’s Hall of Fame
By Evan Dawson & Megan Mack We're broadcasting from WEOS, Finger Lakes Public Radio in Geneva, and we're talking to the co-presidents of the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls. Read...
Induction Weekend Experience
By Pam Sherman When we moved to Rochester 15 years ago, my husband told me about this amazing event that takes place every two years in Seneca Falls. The National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction...
2017 Inductee Interviews
WXXI News, Aimee Mullins One of the women soon to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame has been breaking through barriers her entire life. "I can do anything if I set my mind to it,...
Embracing curiosity, facing the world
By Betty Bayer special to the Finger Lakes Times August’s summer light is giving way to September’s fall equinox in the Finger Lakes. It’s a great time to turn attention to all the things that make...
2017 Induction Weekend Press Kit
About the New Museum (PDF) NWHF Mission & Vision (PDF) Inductee Announcement Press Release (PDF) Inductee Bios (PDF) Inductees Flyer (PDF)
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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
Students at Alverno College in WI portray Inductees in fictionalized podcast interviews
Alverno College students, as part of their upper level Women and Leadership course, worked with the Hall to create Inductee podcasts for their midterm exam. Alverno College is a private Catholic Women's College in Wisconsin, founded in 1887, and is consistently ranked...
2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets
By National Trust for Historic Preservation on Oct. 29, 2018 In 2018, the National Trust, American Express, and Main Street America headed back to Main Street for our annual Partners in Preservation campaignwith a focus on sites that celebrate the fight for equality....
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 America pageant. They marched along the boardwalk outside Convention...
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 York town of Seneca Falls — the crucible of the women's rights movement...
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, farmers, glassmakers, musicians, and the wine makers featured here....