National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

Flossie Wong-Staal
Born 1947
Achievements: Science
2019 Inductee
Sherry Lansing
Born 1944
Achievements: Arts, Business, Humanities, Philanthropy
2017 Inductee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Born 1884
Achievements: Humanities
1973 Inductee
Betty Bumpers
Born 1925
Achievements: Humanities
2005 Inductee
Ann Bancroft
Born 1955
Achievements: Education, Science
1995 Inductee
Nancy Brinker
Born 1946
Achievements: Philanthropy
2015 Inductee
Eleanor Smeal
Born 1939
Achievements: Humanities
2015 Inductee
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Born 1860
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Laurie Spiegel
Born 1945
Achievements: Arts
2019 Inductee
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter
Born 1926
Achievements: Humanities
2001 Inductee
St. Katharine Drexel
Born 1858
Achievements: Humanities
2011 Inductee
Anna Howard Shaw
Born 1847
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Philippa Marrack
Born 1945
Achievements: Science
2015 Inductee
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Born 1823
Achievements: Humanities
1998 Inductee
Kate Millett
Born 1934
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
2013 Inductee
Faye Glenn Abdellah
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born 1912
Achievements: Science
1998 Inductee
Fanny Wright
Born 1795
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Maya Angelou
Born 1928
Achievements: Arts
1998 Inductee
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Born 1906
Achievements: Science
1996 Inductee
Sarah Winnemucca
Born c.1844
Achievements: Humanities
1994 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Peggy McIntosh
Born 1934
Achievements: Education, Humanities
2024 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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