National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Helen Stephens
Born 1918
Achievements: Athletics
1993 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Carrie Chapman Catt
Born 1859
Achievements: Humanities
1982 Inductee
Sophia Smith
Born 1796
Achievements: Education, Philanthropy
2000 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Matilda Raffa Cuomo
Born 1931
Achievements: Education, Government, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Joy Harjo
Born 1951
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Wilma Mankiller
Born 1945
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Judith Plaskow
Born 1947
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954
Achievements: Arts, Business, Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Beverly Sills
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts
1998 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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