National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Eudora Welty
Born 1909
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Rachel Carson
Born 1907
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Nancy Pelosi
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
2013 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Henrietta Szold
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Karen DeCrow
Karen DeCrow
Born 1937
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2009 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 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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