National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Jane Addams
Born 1860
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Virginia Apgar
Born 1909
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Aretha Franklin
Born 1942
Achievements: Arts
2020 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Loretta C. Ford
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2011 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Coretta Scott King
Born 1927
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 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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