National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome!

 

 

 

Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Esther Peterson
Born 1906
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rosa Parks
Born 1913
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Myra Bradwell
Born 1831
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Born 1947
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee

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Latest Updates

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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Building benches to benefit the Hall

By Hammerstone School Did you know that the historic town of Seneca Falls, NY is just up the road from Hammerstone? This is where the first Women’s Rights Convention was held, an effort which...

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CONFLUENCE: 1844 meets 2017

By Betty M. Bayer on June 26, 2017, Finger Lakes Times Confluence: a word concerned with things — places, people, ideas — flowing together may be the most apt word to describe the National Women’s...

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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

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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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 amazing submissions. A committee went through all the submissions and...

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