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!

Barbara Hillary
Born 1931
Achievements: Athletics
2020 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Born 1926
Achievements: Science
2007 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 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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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.

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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 —...

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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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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...

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