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!

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Althea Gibson
Born 1927
Achievements: Athletics
2001 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Florence Wald
Born 1916
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Mary Engle Pennington
Born 1872
Achievements: Science
2002 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Kate Stoneman
Born 1841
Achievements: Government
2009 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.

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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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