National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Louise Bourgeois
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Betty Friedan
Born 1921
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Mary Edwards Walker
Born 1832
Achievements: Philanthropy, Science
2000 Inductee
Barbara Iglewski
Born 1938
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Gloria Steinem
Born 1934
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Martha Wright Griffiths
Born 1912
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Marian Anderson
Born 1897
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Wilma Rudolph
Born 1940
Achievements: Athletics
1994 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
Born 1843
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Born 1927
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Rosalyn S. Yalow
Born 1921
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee

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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...

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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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