National Women’s Hall of Fame
1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls
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(Closed Sunday and Monday)
Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25
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Memories, emotions surface as demolition of Seneca Knitting Mill office building begins
By David L. Shaw on June 1, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — As workers were getting ready to begin demolishing buildings around the former Seneca Knitting Mill Tuesday, Anne Marrapese Kaye...
Walls coming down at former Seneca Knitting Mill
By David L. Shaw on May 29, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — Demolition of former Seneca Knitting Mill structures on both sides of the limestone building that will be the new home of the...
HWS Artists Donate to National Women’s Hall of Fame Auction
By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 5th, 2017 Regional artists and craftspeople, including several HWS faculty members, will be featured in “A SmART Event,” an art auction to benefit the...
Girls CAN do sports: Women’s Hall hosts panel discussion about female athletics
By David L. Shaw on May 12, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — The physical, emotional and personal benefits of women and girls participating in exercise and sports was emphasized by a panel of...
Work continues on renovating old mill for the Women’s Hall of Fame
By David L. Shaw on May 9, 2017, Finger Lakes Times SENECA FALLS — The first floor of the new National Women’s Hall of Fame is targeted to open in 2018. However, for that to happen, NWHF officials...
A SmART Event to Benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Please join us for a SmART event to benefit the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Visit the truly unique Artisan Works Gallery and studios, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks, hear Monroe County historian...
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News & Events
Calling All Storytellers & Artists
July is the anniversary of the first ever Women’s Rights Convention which took place in Seneca Falls on July 19th, 1848. This July, the 20th – 22nd, we celebrate Convention Days: 170 years since the event that changed all of our lives in critical ways. Three years...
Wondering What’s Going On at the Mill?
Wonder no more! Starting this Wednesday, July 11th at 12 o’clock noon, the National Women’s Hall of Fame will begin hosting Live Facebook Mill Updates every other Wednesday! Join us as our Gilbane Project Supervisor, Mackenzie Delaney, tours us through the...
Bayer Offers Tribute to Dr. Blackwell
By Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 7th, 2018 Professor of Women’s Studies Betty Bayer joined a panel of distinguished speakers for the unveiling of the historic plaque marking the hospital founded by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell Class of 1849, the first woman in...
Betty Bayer to speak at NY State Cultural Heritage Conference
Betty Bayer to speak at NY State Cultural Heritage Conference. Join us in Geneva, NY, June 6th. NYCHTN 8th ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE FEET THROUGH THE DOOR AND MORE Place: Hobart William Smith College, Pultney St, Geneva Vandervort Room in Schandling Center which is...
The Hall Mourns Congresswoman Louise Slaughter
1929-2018 Long-time friend and colleague of National Women’s Hall of Fame, Louise Slaughter will long be remembered and honored for her steady and true leadership. In Louise Slaughter we have a woman whose leadership stood on the ground of history while shaping a more...