National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Gertrude Belle Elion
Born 1918
Achievements: Science
1991 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Florence B. Seibert
Born 1897
Achievements: Science
1990 Inductee
Grace Hopper
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1994 Inductee
Mary Cassatt
Born 1844
Achievements: Arts
1973 Inductee
Lydia Moss Bradley
Born 1816
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
1998 Inductee
Mary Lyon
Born 1797
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Rose O'Neill
Born 1874
Achievements:
2019 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Born 1923
Achievements: Science
2003 Inductee
Catherine Filene Shouse
Born 1896
Achievements: Arts, Philanthropy
2007 Inductee
Lillian Wald
Born 1867
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Betty Bone Schiess
Born 1923
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Kate Mullany
Born 1845
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary Steichen Calderone
Born 1904
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1998 Inductee
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Born 1937
Achievements: Government
1998 Inductee
Mary Baker Eddy
Born 1821
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Jeanne Holm
Born 1921
Achievements: Government
2000 Inductee
Ethel Percy Andrus
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Octavia E. Butler
Born 1947
Achievements: Arts
2021 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Gloria Allred
Born 1941
Achievements: Business, Government
2019 Inductee
Anna Wessels Williams
Born 1863
Achievements: Science
2024 Inductee
Louisa May Alcott
Born 1832
Achievements: Arts
1996 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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