National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Shannon W. Lucid
Born 1943
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Mother Marianne Cope
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Dorothea Dix
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Barbara Holdridge
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 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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