National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Alice Waters
Born 1944
Achievements: Business, Education, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Emily Howland
Born 1827
Achievements: Humanities
2021 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Faye Wattleton
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Louise Slaughter
Born 1929
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Amelia Earhart
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Billie Jean King
Born 1943
Achievements: Athletics
1990 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Margaret Chase Smith
Born 1897
Achievements: Government
1973 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 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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