National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Toni Morrison
Born 1931
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2020 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Helen Brooke Taussig
Born 1898
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Kathrine Switzer
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2011 Inductee
Patricia Schroeder
Born 1940
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Lorraine Hansberry
Born 1930
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ida Tarbell
Born 1857
Achievements: Arts
2000 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Barbara McClintock
Born 1902
Achievements: Science
1986 Inductee
Aimée Mullins
Born 1976
Achievements: Arts, Athletics, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Ellen Swallow Richards
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mia Hamm
Born 1972
Achievements: Athletics
2021 Inductee
Marcia Greenberger
Born 1946
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Bessie Coleman
Born 1892
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Judith L. Pipher
Born 1940
Achievements: Education, Science
2007 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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