National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Ella Fitzgerald
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1995 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
Born 1896
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Nannerl O. Keohane
Born 1940
Achievements: Education
1995 Inductee
Patricia Bath
Born 1942
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
Born 1911
Achievements: Athletics
1976 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Nettie Stevens
Born 1861
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Jeannette Rankin
Born 1880
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Born 1884
Achievements: Government
2005 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 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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