National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Emily Howell Warner
Born 1939
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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.

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News & Events

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....

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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....

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