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
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Born 1878
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Dorothy H. Andersen
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Billie Holiday
Born 1915
Achievements: Arts
2011 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Mildred Cohn
Born 1913
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
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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