National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Shirley Ann Jackson
Born 1946
Achievements: Education, Science
1998 Inductee
Susan B. Anthony
Born 1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Eleanor K. Baum
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 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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