National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Lydia Maria Child
Born 1802
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Born 1842
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Tenley Albright
Born 1935
Achievements: Athletics, Science
2015 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Allucquére Rosanne Stone
Born 1936
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Emma Hart Willard
Born 1787
Achievements: Education
2013 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Carlotta Walls LaNier
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Ella Baker
Born 1903
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Janet Reno
Born 1938
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Alice Paul
Born 1885
Achievements: Humanities
1979 Inductee
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Born 1906
Achievements: Arts, Science
1996 Inductee
Jane Fonda
Born 1937
Achievements: Arts, Government, Humanities
2019 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Joan Ganz Cooney
Born 1929
Achievements: Arts, Business, Education
1998 Inductee
Pearl S. Buck
Born 1892
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Marian Wright Edelman
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee

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Letter from the ED: Taking Time to Absorb Hope

Margaret Sánchez turned off her TV for two days following the National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. She wanted time to “absorb the hope.”    I can’t imagine a higher compliment for the...

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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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