National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Ruth Fulton Benedict
Born 1887
Achievements: Science
2005 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, MM
Born 1882
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Winona LaDuke
Born 1959
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Alice Evans
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Sylvia A. Earle
Born 1935
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Bella Abzug
Born 1920
Achievements: Government
1994 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Maya Y. Lin
Born 1959
Achievements: Arts
2005 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Margaret Sanger
Born 1879
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Emily Blackwell
Born 1826
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Margaret Bourke-White
Born 1904
Achievements: Arts
1990 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Helen Hayes
Born 1900
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Carol A. Mutter
Born 1945
Achievements: Government, Humanities
2017 Inductee
Marian de Forest
Born 1864
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2001 Inductee
Barbara A. Mikulski
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
2011 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 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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