National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

 

Note: The Hall will be closed for an event on 9/27/25

 

Groups welcome!

Alice Hamilton
Born 1869
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Susan Solomon
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
2009 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Elizabeth Bayley Seton
Born 1774
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Sarah Grimké
Born 1792
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Louise McManus
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Amelia Bloomer
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
Born 1886
Achievements: Philanthropy
2011 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee

Discover the Women of the Hall


 

 

 

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.

read more

Support the Hall

Help Us Honor the Women Who Shape Our World

Every story we tell, every name we enshrine, every young mind we inspire—it all starts with support from people like you.

Your donation to the National Women’s Hall of Fame helps preserve and share the legacies of American women whose courage, vision, and leadership have transformed our history. From groundbreaking exhibits to educational programs that empower future generations, your gift fuels our mission to honor the past and light the way forward.

Give today. Because every woman’s story deserves to be heard—and remembered.

As seen on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan

News & Events

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 —...

read more

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...

read more

CONFLUENCE: 1844 meets 2017

By Betty M. Bayer on June 26, 2017, Finger Lakes Times Confluence: a word concerned with things — places, people, ideas — flowing together may be the most apt word to describe the National Women’s Hall of Fame’s rehabilitation of the 1844 Seneca Knitting Mill as its...

read more