National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Susette La Flesche
Born 1854
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Clare Boothe Luce
Born 1903
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Jacqueline Cochran
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Juliette Gordon Low
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 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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