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!

Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born 1811
Achievements: Arts
1986 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Anne Hutchinson
Born 1591
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Felice N. Schwartz
Born 1925
Achievements: Business
1998 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 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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