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!

Judy Chicago
Born 1939
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Julia Child
Born 1912
Achievements: Arts
2007 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Lilly Ledbetter
Born 1938
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Patricia A. Locke
Born 1928
Achievements: Education
2005 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Dolores Huerta
Born 1930
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Catherine East
Born 1916
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 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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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.

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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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