National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Dorothy Height
Born 1912
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Katharine Graham
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts, Business
2002 Inductee
Ella Grasso
Born 1919
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Barbara Rose Johns Powell
Born 1935
Achievements: Education, Government
2020 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born 1930
Achievements: Government
1995 Inductee
Elouise Cobell
Born 1945
Achievements: Business
2024 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Swanee Hunt
Born 1950
Achievements: Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Linda Richards
Born 1841
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Martha Coffin Pelham Wright
Born 1806
Achievements: Humanities
2007 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 Inductee
Frances Oldham Kelsey
Born 1914
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Leontine T.C. Kelly
Born 1920
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ruby Bridges
Born 1954
Achievements: Humanities
2024 Inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Born 1933
Achievements: Government
2002 Inductee
Maria Tallchief
Born 1925
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Katherine Johnson
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
2021 Inductee
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Born 1935
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mae Jemison
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Mary Burnett Talbert
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2005 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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