National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Mary Barret Dyer
Born 0
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Victoria Woodhull
Born 1838
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
Mildred Robbins Leet
Born 1922
Achievements: Philanthropy
2003 Inductee
Frances E. Willard
Born 1839
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Sonia Sotomayor
Born 1954
Achievements: Education, Government
2019 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Georgia O'Keeffe
Born 1887
Achievements: Arts
1993 Inductee
Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Patricia Roberts Harris
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
2003 Inductee
Rebecca Talbot Perkins
Born 1866
Achievements: Humanities
2009 Inductee
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Born 1959
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 Inductee
Helen LaKelly Hunt
Born 1949
Achievements: Philanthropy
1994 Inductee
Edith Wharton
Born 1862
Achievements: Arts
1996 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born 1917
Achievements: Arts
1988 Inductee
Shirley Chisholm
Born 1924
Achievements: Government
1993 Inductee
Victoria Jackson
Born 1955
Achievements: Business, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Martha Matilda Harper
Born 1857
Achievements: Business
2003 Inductee
Charlotte Anne Bunch
Born 1944
Achievements: Education, Humanities
1996 Inductee
Donna E. Shalala
Born 1941
Achievements: Education, Government
2011 Inductee
Rebecca Halstead
Born 1959
Achievements: Government
2021 Inductee
Eileen Collins
Born 1956
Achievements: Science
1995 Inductee
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Born 1826
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Antonia Novello
Born 1944
Achievements: Government, Science
1994 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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