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.

Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall


 

 

 

Latest Updates

Introducing the 2017 NWHF Inductees

The Honorable Matilda Raffa Cuomo (1931-   ) A dedicated advocate for women, children and families, Matilda Raffa Cuomo has lead state, national and international initiatives that heightened...

read more
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.

read more

 

 

 

Support the Hall

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.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

As seen on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan

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...

read more

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...

read more

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 —...

read more