National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Sacagawea / Sacajawea / Sakakawea
Born c.1788
Achievements: Humanities
2003 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Florence Sabin
Born 1871
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Julie Krone
Born 1963
Achievements: Athletics
2013 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Bessie Smith
Born c.1894
Achievements: Arts
1984 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Dorothea Lange
Born 1895
Achievements: Arts
2003 Inductee
Mercy Otis Warren
Born 1728
Achievements: Arts
2002 Inductee

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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Join the 175th Anniversary Relay!

2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY. To celebrate, the National Women's Hall of Fame is partnering with six organizations in in the area to host a 175 mile relay connecting important historical locations!...

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In Her Words: My Mother’s Story Is My Story

Our staff regularly hears from people who learn about the achievements of one of our Inductees and exclaim, “How did I not know about this person before now?”  Of course, we know the answer.  Women have been left out of the history books. Their contributions were not...

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