National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Blanche Stuart Scott
Born 1889
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Martha Graham
Born 1894
Achievements: Arts
2015 Inductee
Harriet Tubman
Born c.1820
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Jean Kilbourne
Born 1943
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Indra Nooyi
Born 1955
Achievements: Business
2021 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Emily Dickinson
Born 1830
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Harriet Williams Russell Strong
Born 1844
Achievements: Business
2001 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Clara Barton
Born 1821
Achievements: Science
1973 Inductee
Muriel Siebert
Born 1928
Achievements: Business
1994 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Angelina Grimké Weld
Born 1805
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Susan Kelly-Dreiss
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 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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