National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Willa Cather
Born 1873
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Helen Murray Free
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Lucy Stone
Born 1818
Achievements: Humanities
1986 Inductee
Helen Keller
Born 1880
Achievements: Education
1973 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Madam C. J. Walker
Born 1867
Achievements: Business
1993 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Frances Perkins
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1982 Inductee
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born 1850
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Ina May Gaskin
Born 1940
Achievements: Science
2013 Inductee
Janet D. Rowley
Born 1925
Achievements: Science
2017 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 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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