National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
Born 1922
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1996 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Linda G. Alvarado
Born 1951
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Nicole Malachowski
Born 1974
Achievements: Government
2019 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Ruth Patrick
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Elizabeth Jane Cochran
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Serena Williams
Born 1981
Achievements: Athletics, Business
2024 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee

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Latest Updates

2017 Induction Weekend

2017 Induction Weekend

Save the Date! The 2017 National Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place September 15, 16 & 17, 2017 in Seneca Falls, NY. More details to come.

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News & Events

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 ceremony is all about lessons in both women’s history and women in...

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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, which is a wonderful naiveté,” said Aimee Mullins. “Most people have 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 this world revolve to illuminate different — and sometimes new —...

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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 ultimately led to the winning of women’s suffrage. While women have gained...

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