National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Angela Davis
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Loretta Ross
Born 1953
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Born 1881
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Julia Ward Howe
Born 1819
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle
Born 1905
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Gloria Yerkovich
Born 1942
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Mary Breckinridge
Born 1881
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Sarah Deer
Born 1972
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Abigail Adams
Born 1744
Achievements: Humanities
1976 Inductee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Born 1815
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Abby Kelley Foster
Born 1811
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Annie Jump Cannon
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Emma Lazarus
Born 1849
Achievements: Arts
2009 Inductee
Mary Church Terrell
Born 1863
Achievements: Government
2020 Inductee
Katharine Dexter McCormick
Born 1875
Achievements: Humanities, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Achievements: Arts, Business
2001 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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