National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Margaret Mead
Born 1901
Achievements: Science
1976 Inductee
Temple Grandin
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities, Science
2017 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elaine Roulet
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 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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