National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Born 1905
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Anne Sullivan
Born 1866
Achievements: Education
2003 Inductee
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Day
Born 1897
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Bertha Holt
Born 1904
Achievements: Humanities
2002 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 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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